VN strive to be present at Futsal World Cup final round
Coach of Vietnam futsal team Miguel Rodrigo and his students are determined to stand among the top four of the 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Futsal Championship as they did in 2016 to earn a ticket to the final round of the 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup.
Hanoi (VNA) - Coach of Vietnam futsal team Miguel Rodrigo and his students aredetermined to stand among the top four of the 2018 Asian Football Confederation(AFC) Futsal Championship as they did in 2016 to earn a ticket to the finalround of the 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup.
The Vietnam FootballFederation (VFF) on December 30 said Rodrigo has announced the list of 20players to play for the 2018 Asian Futsal Championship’s final round, includingexperienced ones such as Van Huy, Van Vu, Duc Hoa, Trong Luan, Quoc Nam, andNgoc Son.
The coach also pinshis hopes in new players, including the best goalkeeper of the National FutsalChampionship 2017 Nguyen Hoang Anh, Nguyen Dac Huy, Chu Van Tien, and NguyenAnh Duy.
The Vietnam futsalteam are scheduled to gather in Ho Chi Minh City on January 2.
The final round of the2018 AFC Futsal Championship will take place in Taiwan (China) from February1-11 with the participation of 16 teams divided into four groups.
In the qualifyingmatches, Vietnam will complete with Malaysia on February 1, Bahrain on February3, and Chinese Taipei on February 5.-VNA
The International Football Federation (FIFA) website has run an article lauding achievements of Vietnam futsal and U-19 teams, said Vietnamese Football Federation (VFF) on January 3.
Asia’s top 14 futsal clubs discovered their rivals for the AFC Futsal Club Championship Vietnam 2017 slated for July 17-30 after the tournament’s official draw in Ho Chi Minh on May 30.
Vietnam has set a goal of entering the final of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Futsal Championship and earning a ticket to the 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Futsal Championship.
Vietnam’s national futsal team are aiming to reach the semi-finals of the upcoming AFF HDBank Futsal Championship to qualify for the 2018 AFC Futsal Championship.
The Vietnamese team will gather on June 26 in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, where they will train until July 14 before departing for Indonesia for the ASEAN U23 Championship 2025, which runs from July 15 to 29. Vietnam will face Laos on July 19 and Cambodia on July 22 in the group stage.
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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.
Eight teams will join the tournament, divided into two groups. Group A features Vietnam, the Philippines, Sichuan Club (China), and Australia, while Group B consists of Vietnam U21, Korabelka Club (Russia), Taiwan (China), and U21 Thailand.
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.
For the first time, Vietnamese audiences will have the opportunity to experience the ballet masterpiece "Don Quixote" in its original version by renowned choreographer Marius Petipa.
The contest carried deep meaning as it was the first time the life of Vietnamese women abroad had been highlighted as the central theme, said poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association.
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.
This marks the first time Vietnam has hosted a continental-level Muay event which will feature competitions across 28 weight categories in combat and eight performance categories.
Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
These are impressive achievements, not only showing the efforts and prowess of Vietnamese paddlers but also serving as proof of the sports sector’s strategic and systematic investment.
The cultural event in Canberra not only fostered cultural exchanges between Vietnam and Australia but also contributed to promoting Vietnam’s image internationally
The U23 competition will run from June 16 to 22, followed by the U17 event from June 23 to 28, while athletes competing in the U23 category will undergo weight and skill checks ahead of the matches starting June 18, while similar checks for U17 athletes will take place before June 23.
Vietnam continues to sit just behind continental powerhouses Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, China, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Illustrative image (Source VNA) 
