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Football Referee Abdulrahman Ibrahim Al-Jassim waves his hand to deny a penalty for Việt Nam after watching VAR. The Việt Nam Football Federation has asked FIFA and AFC to keep a close eyes on referee quality. — Photo tintuc.vn HÀ NỘI — The Việt Nam Football Federation (VFF) has officially sent a request to the world football governing body (FIFA) and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) about improving the quality of referees at the 2022 World Cup third-round qualification. It is a reaction to a controversial decision by referee Abdulrahman Ibrahim Al-Jassim to deny Việt Nam a penalty despite VAR assistance during their 1-0 loss to Australia on September 7. Việt Nam's midfielder Nguyễn Phong Hồng Duy's shot hit defender Ryhan Grant's arm in the 28th minute of the match, but no penalty was given. After the match, Việt Nam head coach Park Hang-seo said he regretted that Việt Nam were not given a penalty but did not complain. However, Vietnamese Elite FIFA referees Ngô …

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Futsal Trần Văn Vũ will captain Việt Nam at his and the country's second Futsal World Cup this September in Lithuania. Photo courtesy of VFF Thanh Hà Trần Văn Vũ never dreamed of becoming a professional athlete, but a turning point in his life led him to futsal and changed his plans forever. The 31-year-old is heading to his second FIFA Futsal World Cup in Lithuania in September and is hoping for a strong result despite its many challenges. Five years ago in Colombia before Vũ was captain, Việt Nam sent shock waves through the tournament when they, unfavoured as they were, made it through to the knockout stages. They beat Guatemala 4-2 in the opener, a result saw them go through as one of the best third-placed sides despite losing to Paraguay and Italy. Their journey ended at the round of 16, though they were awarded the Fair Play Award. This year, Vũ is the captain and Việt Nam hope to at least repeat what they did last time though the pandemic has affected …

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Two-time World Best Futsal Player Ferrão was on top form in Brazil’s victory over Việt Nam. — Photo bongdaplus.vn KLAIPÉDA, Lithuana — Việt Nam opened their FIFA Futsal World Cup Lithuania 2021 Group D campaign with a 9-1 defeat against five times winners Brazil at the Klaipėda Arena on Tuesday. Phạm Minh Giang’s side could not contain Brazil, who raced to a 5-1 lead at half-time and will look to bounce back when they play Panama on Thursday. Brazil, featuring in their ninth FIFA Futsal World Cup, started strongly with Dyego, Gadeia and Ferrao all testing goalkeeper Hồ Văn Ý and it was only a matter of time before Việt Nam caved in, with Rodrigo finishing Ferrao’s assist in the third minute. Pinned in their own half, Việt Nam were limited to counter-attacks with Vũ Đức Tùng trying his luck to catch Brazil goalkeeper Guitta but the shot stopper was quick to react. Moments after captain Trần Văn Vũ was booked by the referee, Rodrigo fired a ferocious shot and gave Brazil the …

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Việt Nam national team manager Park Hang-seo (right) will be without defender Đoàn Văn Hậu for the remainder of the qualifying campaign. — Photo vietnamplus.vn HÀ NỘI — National team defender Đoàn Văn Hậu has been ruled out of the remaining World Cup qualifiers through injury. His club, Hà Nội FC, says he has had a recurrence of a knee injury and requires surgery. He is expected to be unavailable for the next five months. His team is currently applying for a visa to send him to South Korea for surgery. According to doctors specialising in musculoskeletal and joint problems, the full extent of Hậu's injury was not accurately assessed in the past. "It is the failure to accurately detect the injury that has resulted in the injury not being treated completely and being prolonged,” said one of the doctors. “This is also the reason for the hasty mentality in using him in training and matches.” The 22-year-old left back has been injured since playing for the club in September …

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Marshall Islands-flagged Synergy Busan, with a loading capacity of over 50,000 tonnes, docks at Cái Lân port in the northern province of Quảng Ninh. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Vân QUẢNG NINH — Cái Lân International Container Terminal (CICT) in the northern province of Quảng Ninh on September 14 welcomed the Marshall Islands-flagged Synergy Busan with a loading capacity of over 50,000 tonnes, the first container ship of Maersk Lines to dock in the port. The ship, which carried over 2,000 empty containers, is on one of the two pilot trips to be operated by Maersk Lines to evaluate the economic efficiency towards the opening of an international container route to Cái Lân port in the future. To shorten the time for procedures, the People's Committee of Quảng Ninh province has allowed relevant agencies to perform quick COVID-19 test for all crew members instead of PCR tests. However, they must ensure that there would be no direct contact between the ship's …

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Check out the news you should not miss today: Society -- Ho Chi Minh City will continue following social distancing measures under the prime minister's Directive No. 16 till the end of September. -- Since Wednesday, restaurants in the northern city of Hai Phong are allowed to reopen, but they must not serve more than 10 guests in the same room or a separate area at a time and must close before 10:00 pm every day. Meanwhile, street food stalls can receive diners between 5:00 am and 9:00 am and shift to takeaway service in the remaining time. -- The Ho Chi Minh City Pasteur Institute, in collaboration with the city's Center for Disease Control, took samples for COVID-19 antibody tests from 3,600 residents in six wards in Binh Thanh and Phu Nhuan Districts from August 29 to September 14, which is expected to help assess the situation of COVID-19 infection. -- At least one homegrown COVID-19 vaccine will be approved for emergency use by the end of this year, the Vietnam News …

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Marshall Islands-flagged Synergy Busan, with a loading capacity of over 50,000 tonnes, docks at Cai Lan port in the northern province of Quang Ninh. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Van Cai Lan International Container Terminal (CICT) in the northern province of Quang Ninh on September 14 welcomed the Marshall Islands-flagged Synergy Busan with a loading capacity of over 50,000 tonnes, the first container ship of Maersk Lines to dock in the port. The ship, which carried over 2,000 empty containers, is on one of the two pilot trips to be operated by Maersk Lines to evaluate the economic efficiency towards the opening of an international container route to Cai Lan port in the future. To shorten the time for procedures, the People's Committee of Quang Ninh province has allowed relevant agencies to perform quick COVID-19 test for all crew members instead of PCR tests. However, they must ensure that there would be no direct contact between the ship's crew members and people on shore. Other …

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Hải Phòng FC would like to host Việt Nam’s matches team in the final round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers campaign at Lạch Tray stadium after international media complained about the grass quality at Mỹ Đình stadium. Photo courtesy of Hải Phòng FC HẢI PHÒNG — Following complaints about the state of the pitch at Việt Nam’s national stadium, Hải Phòng FC is offering to host the next round of World Cup qualifier games. After the loss to Australia last week, the condition of the pitch at Mỹ Đình was heavily criticised. Now Hải Phòng FC president Trần Văn Hoàn, has written to the People's Committee and Department of Culture and Sports of Hải Phòng, asking to work with the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) on the possibility of Lạch Chay stdium hosting the matches against Saudi Arabia on November 16 and China on February 1. In the proposal, the club says they believe that organising Việt Nam’s matches on low quality grass surface such as Mỹ Đình will affect the professional …

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Read what is in the news today: Politics -- Vietnam’s State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc will lead a high-raking delegation to pay an official visit to Cuba from September 18 to 20 at the invitation of Miguel Díaz-Canel, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba’s Central Committee and Cuban President. -- State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed appreciation to the government and people of Japan for their valuable assistance toward combating COVID-19 in Vietnam, during his phone conversation with Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide on Wednesday. Society -- The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has allowed residents to go out for exercising within the premises of their apartment or housing complexes located in safe areas. -- Ho Chi Minh City police officers booked more than 17,000 cases of unnecessary traveling and large gatherings from August 23 to Wednesday, imposing fines totaling more than VND28 billion (US$1.2 million). Business -- The …

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HÀ NỘI — Hot on the heels of winning selection at an international film festival, a documentary produced by Việt Nam News has been chosen to feature at not one, but three more global movie events. "One year on – The Essex lorry tragedy" was made by the newspaper’s multimedia department, and tells the stories of families who lost loved ones in the lorry container tragedy in England in 2019. Earlier this month, the 30-minute documentary was selected for screening at the Pune International Film Festival in Maharashtra, India. Now it has received further accolades, chosen to feature at the Druk International Film Festival in Bhutan, the Virgin Spring Cinefest in India and the World Film Carnival in Singapore. Executive producer, Paul Kennedy, said: “When I learned the hard work of our multimedia team had been rewarded with selection at an international film festival, it was an extremely proud day in my career. “To then get chosen for not one, but three more, is just …

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