Posts Tagged ‘ The World Cup ’

2006 FIFA World Cup champ visits HCMC 

January 9, 2012
2006 FIFA World Cup champ visits HCMC 

Former Italian football star Fabio Canavaro will visit Ho Chi Minh City on Friday. Photo by Dan Tri. Fabio Canavaro, the best player of the 2006 FIFA World Cup and member of the Italian squad as the Cup champions, will come to Ho Chi Minh City on Friday, January 6. Canavaro will meet the media [...]

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Chess hero narrowly escapes loss in World Cup round 3 

September 7, 2011
Chess hero narrowly escapes loss in World Cup round 3 

  Vietnam’s No. 1 chess player Le Quang Liem barely escaped defeat to Cuba’s No. 2 Lazaro Bruzon Batista in the second leg of the third round at the World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia on Sunday. Held by the 62nd-ranked Cuban in the first leg on Saturday, the 25-ranked Vietnamese was at a slight disadvantage [...]

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FIFA World Cup warmly welcomed in HCM City

January 22, 2010
FIFA World Cup warmly welcomed in HCM City

Thousands of young people flocked to the Military Zone 7 Sports House in HCM City on January 20 to admire and take photos with the FIFA World Cup.  On January 21, the World Cup will leave Vietnam in its tour to 86 countries before it is presented to the champion in South Africa this summer. The [...]

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China strives to transform talented youth into winning nat’l team

July 29, 2009
China strives to transform talented youth into winning nat’l team

China is trying to transition its young stars, who are used to winning regional youth tournaments, into a powerful national team, as the Middle Kingdom has yet to win a major international championship.  Representatives from the Fedération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) have called Chinese youth football a powerhouse in Asia.China’s U20s won the U20 [...]

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Young Iranian footballers expected to turn the clock back

July 24, 2009
Young Iranian footballers expected to turn the clock back

Iran’s U20 team who won the Thanh Nien-sponsored U21 International Football Tournament in Hue last year Iranian footballers have had some big names on the world stage, especially with two appearances in the World Cup finals. But those where the heydays and Iranian football is no longer the feared regional power it once was. A [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...