Football

  HCM City team win the first leg period of the National Women's Football Championship. They target to maintain their top position till the end. — Photo vtc.com HÀ NỘI — HCM City 1 and Phong PhúHà Nam are favourites for the National Women's Football Championship, which resumes today in Hà Nam Province. The second half of the tournament has become hotly-anticipated after the national team triumphed in the regional championship last month. HCM City top the table on 16 points, with Phong Phú Hà Nam just three behind in second. HCM City 1 are home to many stars such as Golden Ball winner Huỳnh Như, star forwards Chương Thị Kiều, Tuyết Ngân and Bích Thuỳ and goalkeeper Kim Thanh. The southern side dominated the first period, winning five games and drawing one. Defending champions Phong Phú Hà Nam are no easy out though, especially as … [Read more...] about HCMC, Hà Nam tipped to win national champs

On Hanoi FC's Hang Day Stadium, the flare was thrown by Nam Dinh fans in stand B in the 56th minute of the game. It hit the leg of the woman in stand A, where home fans were sitting, and bounced to near the dugouts before starting to burn. The victim, Huyen Anh, suffered a large, bleeding gash in her left leg. She seemed dazed and speechless even after being bandaged by doctors. Security personnel quickly took Anh to hospital, where doctors said she had suffered a sulfuric burn down to her bone. She might have to undergo two surgeries. The game was stopped for over 10 minutes because of the incident. Referee Ngo Duy Lan had to discuss with league organizers whether or not to let the match continue. After the game resumed Nam Dinh fans threw another flare, but luckily it did not hit anyone. The police had to go into the stand to stop them. Meanwhile, in the packed stand, Hai Phong FC flags appeared. Hai Phong fans have achieved notoriety for throwing flares in Hang … [Read more...] about Fan severely wounded in leg by flare in V. League match

Tuan had resigned after an unsuccessful AFF U18 Championship campaign in August. Troussier previously served as the technical director of the Vietnamese Football Talents (PVF) Football Academy. Dubbed the ‘White Witch Doctor’ for his successful stint in Africa, he has managed the Ivory Coast, Nigeria, South Africa, and Burkina Faso. His international career peaked during his spell in Japan (1998 - 2002) when he won the 2000 AFC Asian Cup. Two years later he led Japan to the last 16 of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, making it at that time the country’s best ever run in the competition. In 2018 he became strategic director and then the technical director of the PVF Football Academy. Vietnam U18 suffered a shocking 1-2 defeat against Cambodia in the group stages of the 2019 AFF U18 Championship. The loss ended Vietnam's run at the tournament and marked Vietnam's first ever loss to Cambodia in an official tournament. Tuan announced his resignation soon afterward, and the … [Read more...] about Asian Cup winning coach to manage Vietnam U18

The World Cup qualifier will be played at the Thammasat University stadium, which has a capacity of 25,000. All the tickets have been sold out, according to the organizers. Although history is on Thailand's side when they have won 14 games, drew four and only lost four against Vietnam, recent results say different. Since Park Hang-seo took over as Vietnam coach, he has not lost a single match to Thailand at any level. His U23 teams beat Thailand 2-1 in the 2017 M150 Cup and 4-0 in the 2020 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers. The senior team beat Thailand 1-0 at the King’s Cup in June. … [Read more...] about Vietnam draw World Cup qualifier against Thailand

The World Cup qualifier will be played at the Thammasat University stadium, which has a capacity of 25,000. All the tickets have been sold out, according to the organizers. Although history is on Thailand's side when they have won 14 games, drew four and only lost four against Vietnam, recent results say different. Since Park Hang-seo took over as Vietnam coach, he has not lost a single match to Thailand at any level. His U23 teams beat Thailand 2-1 in the 2017 M150 Cup and 4-0 in the 2020 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers. The senior team beat Thailand 1-0 at the King’s Cup in June. … [Read more...] about World Cup qualifiers: Vietnam 0-0 Thailand