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Vietnam’s U23 football team and head coach Park Hang-seo arrive at the Gimhae International Airport on December 14. (Photo: Newsis) Seoul (VNA) – Vietnam’s U23 football team and head coach Park Hang-seo arrived at the Gimhae International Airport on December 14, beginning a ten-day training session in preparation for the AFC U23 Championship in January 2020. The squad for the AFC U23 Championship in January 2020 announced by coach Park Hang-seo on December 12 comprise three goalkeepers, 10 defenders, 11 midfielders and four strikers. They include most of the SEA Games winners except for midfielders Do Hung Dung and Nguyen Trong Hoang, who are over the age limit and defender Doan Van Hau who has returned to his Dutch club SC Heerenveen. Park also recalled midfielders Tran Dinh Trong and Nguyen Trong Dai, who missed key tournaments due to injury, among other players. The team will have two friendly matches with Korean squads during this training session. They … [Read more...] about U23 team get training in RoK for AFC U23 Championship

Sad loss: Bali United of Indonesia (in red and white) beat Thanh Hoa 3-1 in the third match of Group G of AFC Cup 2018 on March 7. (Source: AFC Photo) Hanoi (VNA) - The runners-up of V.League 1, FLC Thanh Hoa FC, lost to Bali United of Indonesia 1-3 in the third match of Group G of AFC Cup 2018 on March 7. Although playing away from home, Thanh Hoa demonstrated confidence in the game. Edward Ofere had a chance to open the score for Thanh Hoa in the second minute but he failed. In the 14th minute, the Vietnamese side enjoyed a penalty following a foul by Demerson on midfielder Ryutaro Karube. However in the 11m spot, striker and captain Pape Omar Faye couldn’t beat goalie Wawan Hendrawan of the hosts. After that, Ofere had the ball but he headed over the crossbar. Thanh Hoa’s efforts were repaid by a goal of Karube in the 29th minute. They were awarded a free kick 20 yards (nearly 19m) from the goal and Karube curled the ball into the top corner. After the … [Read more...] about Thanh Hoa lose to Bali United at AFC Cup

Defender Doan Van Hau (Photo: VNA)   Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s U22 players will have no time to rest after their SEA Games victory as Korean coach Park Hang-seo on December 12 announced a list of 28 footballers to prepare for the final round of the AFC U23 Championship in January 2020. In the list, there are three goalkeepers, 10 defenders, 11 midfielders and four strikers. They include most of the SEA Games winners except for midfielders Do Hung Dung and Nguyen Trong Hoang who are over the age limit and defender Doan Van Hau who has returned to his Dutch club SC Heerenveen. Park also called midfielders Tran Dinh Trong and Nguyen Trong Dai who missed key tournaments due to injury, among other talented players. The team will hold a 10-day practice session in the Republic of Korea, starting on December 13. They then will have a week-long rest for the New Year festival before leaving for the Asian competition in Thailand on January 8-26. Vietnam are in Group D … [Read more...] about Young players to train in RoK for Asian U23 champs

Coach Park Hang Seo has no time to celebrate Vietnam’s ticket to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in UAE Coach Park Hang Seo has led Vietnam to secure a berth at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in his debut with the team this week, but the South Korean did not have time to delight in his mission accomplished. Park, who was appointed the Vietnam coach in October, has in fact been criticized for his lackluster leadership in the first official game with the team, a goalless draw against Afghanistan on home soil in the 2019 Asian Cup qualifying game on Tuesday. Vietnam have booked a place in the finals, to take place in the United Arab Emirates in January-February 2019, one match before the qualifiers finish, but the South Korean coach could not take much credit for this achievement. “In their first match under new Korean coach Park Hang-seo, Vietnam was a shadow of the side that we’ve seen evolve over the past couple of years,” Scott McIntyre wrote on Fox Sports. Park only began to … [Read more...] about ​​Korean coach given little credit despite Vietnam securing ticket to Asian Cup

Weather and entertainment led the pack in Google's ‘Year in Search’ report, an annual ranking of the top search trends in various countries over the past 12 months. Vietnam’s search history was divided between nine categories for the report – trends, news, individuals, songs, movies, nearby locations, TV shows, questions, and domestic destinations. “ASEAN Cup 2019” (sic), took the number-two spot on the list – an apparent show of support from football fans who eagerly sought livestreams and information related to Vietnam’s performance at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, where the Golden Dragons made it to the quarterfinals before their elimination in a 0-1 defeat against Japan. While weather and sports led the pack, five of the top ten most-searched phrases in Vietnam were related to music and television, particularly locally produced songs and international films and dramas. ‘Storm Nakri,’ the sixth tropical storm to hit … [Read more...] about Weather dominates Vietnam’s 2019 Google search trends