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Vietnamese kids to compete in int’l football event in Russia

Nguyen Trong Tuan and Pham Nguyen Quoc Trung, 12, are representing Vietnam at the sixth Gazprom Football for Friendship International Programme in Moscow, Russia, on June 11.
Vietnamese kids to compete in int’l football event in Russia ảnh 1Nguyen Trong Tuan shows off his skills. (Photo: tuoitre.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) - Nguyen Trong Tuan and Pham Nguyen QuocTrung, 12, are representing Vietnam at the sixth Gazprom Football forFriendship International Programme in Moscow, Russia, on June 11.

Tuan and Trung are members of U11 Song Lam Nghe An team whotook the trophy from the National Children’s Football Tournament last year.

During the tournament last year, Tuan won the award for bestscorer and Trung was selected in the tournament’s typical line-up.

The Vietnamese "ambassadors" will be joined by kidsfrom some 210 countries around the world. Participants will be divided intoeight teams with different names. They will compete until June 14.

Tuan was selected to play in defense in the “Three -ToedSloth” team, while Trung will act as a young journalist, covering all local andglobal activities in the programme.

The young ambassadors will also participate in the NineValues School programme, where they will be taught about the nine key values ofthe F4F programme, which are friendship, equality, fairness, health, peace,devotion, victory, traditions and honour. They will learn under the guidance ofyoung coaches and famous players.

After finishing the event, the children will take part in theopening ceremony of the 2018 World Cup and the opening match between Russia andSaudi Arabia on June 14.-VNA
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