HÀ NỘI – Nguyễn Quang Hải’s win brought Việt Nam’s historic 1-0 victory over Australia in the Asian Football Confederation U23 Championship Sunday, and opens a door to all Group D teams competing in the quarter-finals in Kunshan, China. Việt Nam was the first ASEAN team to win at this tournament, which is in its third edition. Two other teams here are Thailand and Malaysia. Thailand has just been eliminated after two straight losses, while Malaysia claimed one point from a draw after two matches. The golden boy Hải scored the only goal at the 72nd minute, making part of his coach Park Hang-seo’s expectation to make miracles come true. Prior to the tournament, Park said he wanted to surprise people with his Vietnamese players. And they are on the way to proving it. Last Thursday, Hải scored the opener for Việt Nam in their first match of the tournament. Despite losing 1-2 to 2016 championship runners-up South Korea, Việt Nam really shocked not only local experts, but also international trainers. Sunday’s victory was even an earthquake for the whole continent, as Australian media described their loss as a national disaster, while Thai newspapers, such as Thai Rath, Siam Sports and Bangkok Post, considered it a big shock. AFC President Sheikh Salman al-Khalifa sent his congratulation to the team after the match, saying he was proud of Việt Nam’s result and hoped the team would see more success. Despite being an underdog in the group, Việt Nam were really confident… [Read full story]
Viet Nam's U16 football team (Red) defeated U16 Brunei 6-1 in their second Group A match at the Southeast Asian U16 Football Championship in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Wednesday. — Photo thethao247.vn HA NOI (VNS) — Viet Nam's U16 football team defeated U16 Brunei 6-1 in their second Group A match at the Southeast Asian U16 Football Championship in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Wednesday. In other Group A matches, Laos stunned Timor-Leste with a 3-2 victory and Thailand defeated Malaysia 3-1. Viet Nam, who lost 1-0 to Malaysia in the first match, will next meet Laos today and Thailand on…... [read more]
Vietnam are heading to Qatar for the AFC U23 Championship finals after crushing Macau 7-0 on March 31 in their last Group I match at the Shah Alam Stadium in Sepang, Malaysia. They finished second in the group with six points behind Japan, who defeated Malaysia 1-0 in the later game. Vietnam raced to a 6-0 lead in the first half, but were only able to add one more goal after the break. Rising stars Nguyen Cong Phuong and Thanh Binh scored a hat-trick each after Ho Ngoc Thang’s opener. Vietnam went into the game knowing they had to win,…... [read more]
Vietnam are heading to Qatar for the AFC U23 Championship finals after crushing Macau 7-0 in their last Group I match at the Shah Alam Stadium in Sepang, Malaysia, on March 31. Striker Nguyen Cong Phuong They finished second in the group with six points behind Japan, who defeated Malaysia 1-0 in the later game. Vietnam raced to a 6-0 lead in the first half, but were only able to add one more goal after the break. Strikers Nguyen Cong Phuong and Thanh Binh scored a hat-trick each after mid-fielder Ho Ngoc Thang's opener. Vietnam went into the game knowing…... [read more]
Vietnam could bring some surprises at the finals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship, which will open in China on January 9, said an article on the Chinese sports website catjc.com. Vietnam's U23 football teamThe article said Vietnam’s football has seen strong development with outstanding achievements, such as earning a ticket to the FIFA U-20 World Cup for the first time ever in 2017.Vietnam is certainly an unknown in Group D, it said.Vietnam is in Group D of the AFC event alongside Syria, Australia and the RoK.The AFC website, in its article introducing the AFC U23 Championship contenders,…... [read more]
The draw ahead of the 2018 AFC U23 Championship took place in Changzhou, China yesterday. — Photo the-afc.com The team will compete alongside 2016 runners-up South Korea, as well as Australia and Syria.The hosts China will play in Group A with Qatar and Uzbekistan after opening their campaign in Changzhou against Oman on January 8.Group B consists of Japan, North Korea, Thailand and Palestine. Group C concludes Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabi and Malaysia.The ceremony also revealed the tournament’s four host cities. Changzhou, Kunshan, Jiangyin and Changshu - all located in Jiangsu Province – will host the tournament’s 32 matches.“From our…... [read more]
