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AFC Asian Cup 2011 draw
Vietnam falls in challenging group |
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 The
draw for the final qualifying round of AFC Asian Cup 2011
was made at the Aspire dome in July. Vietnam has been handed
in a tough group which includes China, Syria and Lebanon. |
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FIFA
and AFC Presidents to visit Vietnam |
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Nhan Dan Online - The Vietnam
Football Federation (VFF) announced on July 3 that FIFA and
AFC Presidents Sepp Blatter and Mohamed Bin Hammam will
visit Vietnam from July 31 to August 1. |
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Soccer
team to attend Asian Beach Games |
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Nhan Dan Online - The VFF has
received a request from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and
Tourism concerning the sending of a beach soccer team to the
1st Asian Beach Games to be held in Bali, Indonesia from the
18th – 26th of October 2008. |
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Vision eyes Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh |
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 Buoyed
by the success of Vision Vietnam in the Long An Province,
AFC is laying the groundwork to introduce its pioneering
development project in the capital city of Hanoi and Ho Chi
Minh, which is an important football hub in the South of the
country. |
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Late match of
V-League's 19th round
Nam
Dinh crush Song Lam Nghe An 3-1 |
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 Nhan
Dan Online - Nam Dinh defeated Song Lam Nghe An in the
latest match of the V-League's 19th round on July 2 and both
teams remain in the 9th and tenth places. |
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V-League
Haiphong return to top place |
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 Nhan
Dan Online - The V-League resumed on July 1 in the 19th
round, witnessing impressive performance of Haiphong as they
defeated defending champions Binh Duong 2-0 to replace The
Cong in the top place. |
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Women's Football Championhsip
Hanoi
lead in first stage |
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Nhan Dan Online - Securing an
impressive 4-1 win over Thai Nguyen on June 30, Hanoi have
taken the top place in the first leg of the National Women's
Football Championship with 10 points. |
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Germany 0-1 Spain
Torres
ends Spain's long wait for glory |
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 Spain
became European champions for the second time after Fernando
Torres's first-half goal in Vienna proved enough to defeat
Germany in the final of UEFA EURO 2008™. |
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Russia 0-3 Spain
Clinical
Spain set up Germany final date |
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 Second-half
goals from Xavi Hernández, Daniel Güiza and David Silva sent
Spain through to a UEFA EURO 2008™ final meeting with
Germany as Luis Aragonés's men proved too strong for Russia
in Vienna.
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Germany 3-2 Turkey
Germany strike late to seal final place |
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 A
90th-minute strike from Philipp Lahm sent Germany into the
UEFA EURO 2008™ final and ended the march of a brave Turkey
side who were unable to summon one last dramatic equaliser. |
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Spain 0-0 Italy (aet,
Spain win 4-2 on pens)
Casillas' saves put Spain in semis |
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 Iker
Casillas was the penalty shoot-out hero as Spain held their
collective nerve to throw out the record book and claim a
UEFA EURO 2008™ semi-final against Russia. |
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Croatia 1-1 Turkey (aet, Turkey win 3-1 on pens)
Turkey triumph in Vienna shoot-out |
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 Turkey
made it through to their first UEFA European Championship
semi-final at Croatia's expense after a thrilling match in
Vienna was decided on penalties after the two sides had
swapped goals in the final moments of extra time. |
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Portugal 2-3 Germany
Portugal no match for German power show |
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 Germany
progressed to the semi-finals of the UEFA European
Championship for the first time since 1996 as goals from
Bastian Schweinsteiger, Miroslav Klose and Michael Ballack
secured a 3-2 victory over Portugal in Basel. |
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Russia 2-0 Sweden
Arshavin stars as Russia oust Sweden |
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 Less than a week after the draw
for the 2010 FIFA World Cup fourth round Asian qualifiers
(June 27) here in the Malaysian capital, all eyes will turn
to the magnificent Aspire Dome in Doha for the official draw
of the AFC Asian Cup 2011™ final qualification round. |
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AFC
Asian Cup 2011 draw at the Dome |
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Less than a week after the draw
for the 2010 FIFA World Cup fourth round Asian qualifiers
(June 27) here in the Malaysian capital, all eyes will turn
to the magnificent Aspire Dome in Doha for the official draw
of the AFC Asian Cup 2011™ final qualification round. |
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France 0-2 Italy
France sunk as Italy grab lifeline |
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 World
champions Italy qualified for the UEFA EURO 2008™
quarter-finals in impressive fashion on Tuesday as they
defeated France 2-0 at the Letzigrund Stadion and Romania
lost by the same scoreline to the Netherlands. |
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Poland 0-1 Croatia
Klasnić completes Croatian clean sweep |
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 Croatia
rested a host of players yet still proved too strong for
Poland as they won 1-0 in Klagenfurt to finish on maximum
points in Group B and confirm their opponents' early exit. |
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Czech 2 – 3 Turkey
Czechs floored by Turkey turnaround |
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 Two
late Nihat Kahveci strikes booked ten-man Turkey a place in
the quarter-finals of EURO 2008 in an exhilarating climax to
their Group A match against Czech Republic in Geneva. |
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Netherlands 4-1 France
Dominant Dutch progress in style |
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 The
Netherlands secured their place in the UEFA EURO 2008™
quarter-finals with a game to spare after producing another
devastating display against France in Berne, with Dirk Kuyt,
Robin van Persie, Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder all
scoring in a memorable win. |
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National Phu Dong Sports Festival 2008 ready |
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Nhan Dan –
The seventh national Phu Dong Sports Festival 2008 is ready,
said the People's Committee of the northern province of Phu
Tho and the Ministry of Education and Training on June 13 . |
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Croatia 2 – 1
Germany
Croatia storm into last eight |
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 Croatia
sealed their place in the quarter-finals of EURO 2008 as
goals from Darijo Srna and Ivica Olic earned a famous win
against Germany that took Slaven Bilic's side three points
clear at the top of Group B. |
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Vietnam lose 1 – 0 to Indonesia in friendly |
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Nhan Dan
Online – A twelfth minute penalty in a friendly against
Indonesia dashed Henrique Calisto's hopes in his first match
as the coach of the Vietnamese national team. Vietnam
eventually going down 1 – 0 to hosts Indonesia. |
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Hai Duong culls over 5.2 tonnes of illegal chicken |
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Nhan Dan –
The northern province of Hai Duong in collaboration with the
relevant agencies had culled the last 1.5 tonnes out of a
total of over 5.2 tonnes of chicken illegally imported from
China and seized on the evening of June 10. |
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Spain 4-1 Russia
Villa stars as Spain signal their intent |
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 A
scintillating hat-trick from David Villa gave Spain a
clear-cut 4-1 victory over Russia in their first outing at
UEFA EURO 2008™ and confirmed the immense power of the
Valencia CF striker's partnership with Fernando Torres. |
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Weight
lifter secures ticket to Beijing |
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Vietnam’s top weight lifter Hoang
Anh Tuan official got a ticket to the Beijing Olympics Games
in August, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF)
informed the Vietnam Federation. |
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Slick
Dutch stun world champions |
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 The
Netherlands ended a 30-year wait for a victory over Italy in
emphatic fashion as they began their Group C campaign with a
rousing 3-0 win over the world champions in Berne. |
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Germany 2-0 Poland
Podolski double gets Germany going |
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 An
emotional Lukas Podolski struck in either half to give
Germany an ideal start to their UEFA EURO 2008 Group B
campaign with victory against debutants Poland in
Klagenfurt.
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Nhan
Dan Online - Vietnam has become the champion for the fifth
time at the 2008 Southeast Asian Judo Championships which
finished in Ho Chi Minh City on July 3.
Vietnam’s
Truong Thanh Hang won three consecutive gold medals in the
women’s 1,500m, and her third gold medal was won in the last
leg of the Asian Athletics Association Grand Prix in Hanoi
on June 30.