Today, August 16th, VFF President Tran Quoc Tuan departed for Australia to attend the 2023 Women's World Cup final. The final match of the tournament will be a clash between Spain and England on August 20th. Prior to that, the two teams defeated Sweden and Australia respectively in the semi-finals.
During this trip, Mr. Tran Quoc Tuan will attend the FIFA Women's Football Conference on August 18th and 19th. In addition, he will meet and work with the Presidents of the German and Belgian Football Federations.
VFF President Tran Quoc Tuan was delighted to meet FIFA President Gianni Infantina at the match between the Vietnamese national team and the United States.
During the group stage, Mr. Tran Quoc Tuan attended the opening match of the Vietnamese women's national team against the US national team. Also present at that match were FIFA President Gianni Infantino and US Soccer Federation President Cindy Parlow Cone, who met with Mr. Tran Quoc Tuan.
Facing a top-ranked team, the Vietnamese team played tenaciously and only lost 0-3. The US team dominated for the entire 90 minutes, but goalkeeper Kim Thanh's hands prevented many good scoring opportunities for the 2019 World Cup champions.
Following the match, FIFA and AFC praised the outstanding performance of the Vietnamese national team's goalkeeper. Sofascore gave Kim Thanh the highest score among the Vietnamese team, second only to four American players.
Mr. Tran Quoc Tuan shakes hands with the President of the US Soccer Federation, Cindy Parlow Cone.
Furthermore, the match attracted a huge audience. Fox Sports reported: “ The television viewership for the Vietnam women's team vs. the USA women's team surged to a record high of over 6.5 million viewers in the final 15 minutes of the game. In addition, the match averaged 155,821 online viewers, the highest number ever recorded on streaming platforms for a Women's World Cup group stage match .”
Currently, the Vietnamese women's national team is training at the VFF Youth Football Training Center to prepare for the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou (China) at the end of September.
Van Hai
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