ASIAD 19: Vietnam women's team officially eliminated; Cong Phuong has new nationality, will not return to Vietnam to play football?

ASIAD 19: Vietnam women's team officially eliminated

The Vietnamese women's football team was officially eliminated from the group stage of ASIAD 19, when the results of the matches that took place on the evening of September 28 were not as expected.

With a 7-0 loss to the Japanese Women's Team, Coach Mai Duc Chung and his team would only be able to advance if the Chinese Women's Team beat Uzbekistan 12-0 or more, or if Myanmar tied with the Philippines. Unfortunately, neither of these conditions happened. While the Philippines beat Myanmar 3-0, the Chinese women's players only beat Uzbekistan 6-0.

Thus, the Vietnamese women's team was officially eliminated in the group stage of the 19th ASIAD. This is the first time since 2006 that Vietnamese football has not had a representative (men's or women's team) pass the group stage of an Asian Games.

The quarter-finals of the 19th ASIAD women's football tournament will take place simultaneously on September 30.

Vietnamese shooter wins Gold Medal at ASIAD 19, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism sends congratulatory letter

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung sent a letter of congratulations to shooter Pham Quang Huy after he won the first Gold Medal for the Vietnamese Sports Delegation at the 19th ASIAD.

"This afternoon, I was very happy to hear that the Vietnamese Sports Delegation won the first Gold Medal at the largest sports event in the continent - ASIAD 19, taking place in Hangzhou, China.

On behalf of the leaders of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and with my personal feelings, I would like to warmly commend and send my warmest congratulations to the entire Vietnamese Sports Delegation for their solidarity, efforts in competing and winning 1 Silver Medal, 10 Bronze Medals, especially shooter Pham Quang Huy today who competed bravely, resiliently, excellently overcame strong opponents and won the prestigious 19th ASIAD Gold Medal", Minister Nguyen Van Hung wrote in the letter.

After 5 days of official competition, the Vietnamese Sports Delegation won the first Gold Medal. Shooter Pham Quang Huy achieved the result in the men's 10m air pistol individual event.

Cong Phuong has a new nationality, will he not return to Vietnam to play football?

According to some sources, striker Nguyen Cong Phuong has recently obtained Japanese citizenship. He plans to settle in the land of the rising sun with his family to do business and will not return to Vietnam to continue his football career.

However, Cong Phuong's side has not revealed any specific details. Since joining Yokohama FC in early 2023, the striker born in 1995 has only been on the field for exactly 2 minutes.

The rest of the time, he mainly practices running and watches his teammates compete. Not long ago, there was information that many V-League teams wanted to bring the Nghe An player back to the country. Notable among these are Ho Chi Minh City Club and Binh Duong.

For Ho Chi Minh City, this is Cong Phuong's old team. So, if he returns to the country, this will be a good choice for him. Meanwhile, Binh Duong is very active in the transfer market when bringing in very high-quality stars for the 2023-2024 season. If he joins the team from the capital, CP10 will probably receive a high salary. In addition, he will also reunite with teammates on the Vietnam national team such as Que Ngoc Hai or Tien Linh.

As for Yokohama FC, although they have not yet completed 1/3 of the contract term, with the current situation, they are likely ready to sell Cong Phuong outright to any team that wants to own him.

Swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang wins ticket to Paris Olympics 2024

On the evening of September 28, swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang won the Bronze Medal.ASIAD 19and won tickets to the 2024 Paris Olympics.

In the men's 800m freestyle swimming event, Nguyen Huy Hoang won the Bronze Medal with a time of 7 minutes 51 seconds 44. In addition, this achievement also helped the athlete from Quang Binh reach the A standard for the 2024 Paris Olympics, 0.21 seconds faster than the regulation.

Previously, Huy Hoang ranked 4th in the men's 1,500m freestyle swimming event with a time of 15 minutes 04 seconds 06, to meet the Olympic B standard. In the previous event, Huy Hoang met the standards for both events to attend the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

Nguyen Huy Hoang became the third athlete of Vietnamese sports to win a place to attend the 2024 Paris Olympics. The first two were female racer Nguyen Thi That in the road cycling event and female shooter Trinh Thu Vinh in the women's 10m individual pistol event.

Barca targets Bayer Leverkusen star

According to Mundo Deportivo, Barca have set their sights on Bayer Leverkusen's Florian Wirtz. The German midfielder has emerged in recent years and has been in excellent form under Xabi Alonso this season.

However, because they are still facing problems with the salary limit, Blaugrana cannot recruit this midfielder in the next transfer window but will definitely find every way to get this star next summer./.