FIFA, VFF deny news 'Coach Mai Duc Chung is banned from coaching at World Cup'

Saturday, July 15, 2023 | 16:59:14

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On July 15, the Vietnam Football Federation confirmed that Mr. Mai Duc Chung was registered as head coach of the Vietnam women's team at the 2023 Women's World Cup, all other information was incorrect.

Coach Mai Duc Chung will directly lead the Vietnamese women's team at the 2023 World Cup

A week before the 2023 Women's World Cup kicked off, information appeared on some social networking sites that Vietnam's coach Mai Duc Chung was not registered as head coach, so he was not allowed to directly lead the women's team in official matches at the 2023 World Cup.

The above websites claim that the reason Mr. Chung was "removed" from the official list by FIFA was because he lacked a Pro Coaching license.

On July 15, the Vietnam Football Federation confirmed that Mr. Mai Duc Chung was registered as head coach of the Vietnam women's team at the World Cup, all other information was incorrect.

In addition to the confirmation from the Vietnam Football Federation, on July 11, FIFA - the tournament organizer - also indirectly denied the above rumor by announcing the official list of 32 teams participating in the 2023 World Cup.

In the list of the Vietnamese women's team, Mr. Mai Duc Chung is registered as head coach, assisted by 6 professional assistants.

According to research, the regulation that coaches must have a Pro license only applies to teams participating in the men's World Cup, but for the women's World Cup, FIFA does not require this criterion.

Previously in 2022, when the Vietnamese women's team won a ticket to the Women's World Cup, there was also a debate about whether coach Mai Duc Chung was qualified (qualification criteria) to attend the World Cup or not. The VFF representative also confirmed that Mr. Chung was fully qualified.

In fact, initially, coach Mai Duc Chung wanted to withdraw to rest, but after being persuaded by the leaders, the Hanoi coach changed his mind and continued to accompany his students at the historic World Cup.

At 72 years old, Mr. Mai Duc Chung is the oldest coach at the 2023 World Cup, while Amelia Valverde - 36 years old - of the Costa Rica team is the youngest.

According to Capital Security

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