Football fans rush to Russia for long-awaited World Cup
Football fans crowded the Noi Bai international airport on June 13 morning, waiting to board their planes to Russia, where the 2018 World Cup will be kicked off on June 14.
Vietnamese football supporters captured in a stadium (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – 2018 World Cup donningjerseys and caps of their favourite teams crowded the Noi Bai internationalairport on June 13 morning, waiting to board their planes to Russia, where the2018 World Cup will be kicked off on June 14.
They shared a highly excited mood, lookingforward to the moment they can live in the cheering atmosphere of the globalbiggest football festival.
Nguyen Hai Duong, CEO of the M2 VietnamJoint Stock Company, said he feels lucky to get a ticket to the opening gamebetween Russia and Saudi Arabia.
“I love football so I want to be present atthe largest festival for football fans in the world,” he said, adding that healso has a special love for Russia.
Not all fans are lucky enough to gettickets to the opening game and matches of their favourite teams.
Nguyen Huu Hien, a former student of aRussian university, said he and four other friends decided to spend theirsavings on buying World Cup tickets since early May, but they could not buy ticketsfor all the five of them.
Hien said: “In our trip to Russia thistime, we cannot watch the first match in the stadium. But we still feelfantastic to stand outside the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow and cheer our teams.”
Hai Duong said he was lucky to get thetickets thanks to the help of friends in Vietnam and Russia, adding that hebought tickets to the matches of Russia - Saudi Arabia, Germany – Mexico,Argentina – Iceland, and others, at prices of four to six times higher than theset prices.
Vietnam Television will broadcast live all64 World Cup matches. Many major media agencies like the Vietnam Television andVietnam News Agency have sent their reporters to the Russia to cover everyminutes of the event.
The FIFA World Cup 2018 will take place in12 stadiums in Russia from June 14 to July 15.-VNA
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The much anticipated World Cup 2018, which is due to begin on June 14, is fuelling demand for tours to Russia in Ho Chi Minh City , along with sales of TV sets and related goods.
This year’s tournament has gathered over 300 coaches, athletes, and referees from 18 countries and territories, competing in 28 combat weight categories and eight performance categories. Vietnam’s team has 50 athletes, including six from Thai Nguyen province.
It is the first time that the country is to hold a G1-level tournament which is expected to lure more than 100 athletes of 15 countries and regions at Go Vap Gymnasium.
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For the first time, the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) has granted Vietnam hosting rights for the two championships, including the Asian women’s solo category, which debuts this year as an officially recognised event.
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Despite strong home support and high expectations, Vietnam were unable to overcome the defending champions, who secured their third consecutive win over Vietnam in a regional final, following previous victories in 2014 and 2023.
The event, part of Vietnam’s cultural diplomacy strategy through 2030, was jointly organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and USM’s Faculty of International Relations. It attracted thousands of students from universities across Venezuela.
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The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
Creative cultural festivals are fast emerging as a new catalyst for tourism development in Vietnam, as localities increasingly invest in these vibrant events on a more systematic and larger scale.
Vietnamese football supporters captured in a stadium (Photo: VNA) 
