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FIFA lauds Vietnam football’s achievements

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.
FIFA lauds Vietnam football’s achievements ảnh 1The article on FIFA's website. (Photo: www.fifa.com)
Hanoi (VNA) – The International Football Federation (FIFA) websitehas run an article lauding achievements of Vietnam futsal and U-19 teams, saidVietnamese Football Federation (VFF) on January 3.

Vietnam defeated Japan in the quarter final at the AFC Futsal Championship 2016,earning a ticket to the World Cup Futsal 2016. Meanwhile, U-19 Vietnam has wona ticket to the U-20 World Cup 2017.

“In Asia, qualifying for a FIFA tournament has long been regarded as a majorachievement. New contenders have emerged over recent years. Among thesefast-developing football nations are Vietnam, who twice made history in thepast year by qualifying for two FIFA competitions for the first time,” said FIFAwebsite.

“First of all, the Vietnamese stunned even their own supporters by finishingamong the top four in last February’s 2016 AFC Futsal Championship to reach the2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup Colombia,” it said, adding they went on to wrap up amemorable year by qualifying for the prestigious FIFA U-20 World Cup, whichwill be held in Korea Republic next year, with an impressive preliminarycampaign that included an unexpected victory over the tournament hosts,Bahrain.

“Aside from their World Cup successes, Vietnam also qualified for the recentU-16 and U-23 AFC Asian Championships.”

Le Hoai Anh, General Secretary of the VFF said that U-20 FIFA World Cup is approachingand the Vietnamese team is trying to have their best performance for the competition.The U-20 team is expected to start a new success era for Vietnam football.-VNA
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