On the occasion of Sports Day (June 1) of the German Embassy in Hanoi, the Embassy welcomes special guests, the Vietnamese women's soccer team.
The Vietnamese women's football team will first attend the 2023 Women's World Cup to be held in Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to August 7.
To prepare for the Women's World Cup Finals, coach Mai Duc Chung's teachers and students will train in Germany and Poland from June 5 to 24, including some friendly matches.
In particular, the Vietnamese women's team will play a friendly match with the German women's team on June 24 in Offenbach city on the Main River.
Towards the training period in Germany and on the occasion of the German Embassy's Sports Day in Hanoi, today (June 1), Deputy Ambassador Simon Kreye and many members of the Embassy welcomed coach Mai. Duc Chung and his students at the embassy.
Members of the German Embassy take souvenir photos with the Vietnamese women's team. |
Deputy Ambassador Simon Kreye congratulated the Vietnamese women's team on qualifying to participate in the Women's World Cup for the first time, expressing his joy when the team will go to Germany for training to prepare for the women's football tournament. The world's largest team, along with that, wish the team much success in the World Cup.
Coach Mai Duc Chung and captain Huynh Nhu, on behalf of the team, thanked the Embassy for inviting the team to the exchange, stating that the German women's team is the world's top qualified team, the Vietnamese women's team. hopefully can draw many lessons from the friendly match against the German female players.
The Vietnamese women's team gave away jerseys and match balls with signatures of the members to the German Embassy. |
During the exchange, members of the Embassy and the women's team also had discussions. In Germany as well as in Vietnam, football is the most popular sport, so there are many common themes for the two sides to share.
Embassy members have a better understanding of the female players' daily practice and process of becoming a player. The female players also have a clearer picture of the training courses in Germany.
After that, the members of the Embassy and the female players excitedly participated in the goal kick competition. With accurate shots, the female players took home prizes such as motorcycle helmets with the emblem of the German Embassy.
Captain Huynh Nhu tried his hand at the goal kick competition. |
The German Embassy in Hanoi wishes the Vietnamese women's team a good training time in Germany and much success at the 2023 Women's World Cup.
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