Vietnam’s U23 squad foster national camaraderie: Nikkei Asian Review
The Vietnam national football team’s appearance in the finals of the Asian Football Confederation U23 championship triggered a sense of national camaraderie, according to Nikkei Asian Review.
Mass celebrations for U23 Vietnam's success. (Photo: VNA)
Tokyo (VNA) – The Vietnam national football team’s appearance inthe finals of the Asian Football Confederation U23 championship triggered asense of national camaraderie, according to Nikkei Asian Review.
The Japanese media gave the comment right after the mass celebrations acrossthe country to welcome the excellent home, despite a close defeat on January27.
The finals were held on a ground covered with snow in China’s Changzhou city.Vietnamese hearts were “broken” in the final minutes of overtime whenUzbekistan scored the game winner from a corner kick. Hundreds of fans watchinga huge screen in front of Hanoi Opera House were seen grabbing their head in theirhands and letting out painful groans, it wrote.
Although the team lost 2-1 to the central Asian nation, football fans havetaken great pride in the young football players.
Vietnamese fans joined in the celebrations coloured in red until 3 a.m.
Winning the runner-up title, Vietnamese football rose to 77th placefrom 112th in the FIFA rankings, Nikkei noted.
Football is Vietnam’s biggest sport. The response was similarly riotous whenthe national team won the ASEAN Football Federation’s Suzuki Cup in 2008.
Other prestigious newspaper, press agencies and social network forum in Japanlike Mainichi, Yomiuri, Kyodo and Jiji also gave comments on Vietnam’sextraordinary achievements in the tournament.-VNA
Vietnam became the runner-up at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship after losing 1-2 to Uzbekistan in the final in Changzhou, China, on January 27.
Although Vietnam lost 1-2 to Uzbekistan in the last minutes of the final at the AFC U23 Championship, what they did during the tournament won the hearts of football fans and earned praise from foreign media.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc welcomed in Hanoi on January 28 U23 Vietnam – the runner-up of the Asian Football Confederation U23 Championship (AFC) in China, praising their excellent performance and achievements at the continental tournament.
A grand ceremony took place at the My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on January 28 evening to honour the U23 team, who just brought home the silver medal from the AFC U23 Championship.
The courage and passion of Vietnamese U23 players seemed to melt the snow, OSEN, a news website based in the Republic of Korea commented on the final between Vietnam and Uzbekistan in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship.
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Mass celebrations for U23 Vietnam's success. (Photo: VNA) 
