Cong Phuong is still 'missing' at Yokohama FC; Ronaldo scores twice, Portugal wins 6-star against Luxembourg

Ronaldo scores twice, Portugal wins 6-star against Luxembourg

This morning (March 27), Portugal visited Luxembourg in the second match of Group J of the EURO 2024 qualifiers. This was a match in which Ronaldo continued to shine, helping Portugal win big.

In the 9th minute of the match, the superstar born in 1985 opened the scoring for the away team. The early goal helped Portugal play better and better.

Ronaldo shines brightly to help Portugal win big. Photo: Reuters

That was the reason why Portugal had 2 more goals in the 15th and 18th minutes thanks to Felix and Bernardo Silva. Before the first half ended, Ronaldo completed his double to help Portugal lead Luxembourg with a score of 4-0.

In the second half, Luxembourg tried very hard, but against a Portugal team that was stronger in every aspect, the home team could not show much. In this half, Portugal scored 2 more goals by Otavia (77') and Leao (88') to win the match with a final score of 6-0.

After two matches under coach Martinez, Portugal has a perfect record in the EURO 2024 qualifiers, scoring 10 goals without conceding. Of these, Ronaldo contributed 4 goals.

Vietnam women's football team enters Asia's top 5 for the first time

According to the FIFA Women's Football Rankings for March 2023, Vietnam's score has not changed due to not playing any international matches in the past few months. However, the team still moved up one place to 33rd place.

The Vietnamese women's football team rose one place to 33rd in the FIFA rankings and ranked 5th in Asia for the first time.

Photo: VNA

According to the FIFA Women's Football Rankings for March 2023, Vietnam's score has not changed due to not playing any international matches in recent months. However, the team still moved up one place to 33rd place. If only AFC teams are counted, Vietnam enters the top 5 for the first time.

Previously, the highest position of the team in Asia was usually 6th or lower, behind Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Australia.

Cong Phuong is still "missing" at Yokohama FC

Nguyen Cong Phuong was not named in Yokohama FC's squad for the 2023 J.League Cup even though his image was used for promotion before the match.

On the afternoon of March 26, Yokohama FC welcomed Vissel Kobe at the J.League Cup 2023. This is considered a tournament for reserve players and young talents to compete. Therefore, Vietnamese fans are very hopeful that Cong Phuong will have the opportunity to debut for Yokohama FC.

Since the beginning of the season, Cong Phuong has never been registered to play after the first 5 rounds of the J1 League. This striker only appeared on the bench in the first round of the J.League Cup 2023, but he was not put on the field for a single minute by coach Shuhei Yomoda.

Yokohama FC used Cong Phuong's image but he was removed from the squad.

Before the match with Vissel Kobe, Yokohama FC unexpectedly hired a media company to take care of the club's Facebook page in Vietnamese, thereby updating the latest information about Cong Phuong for Vietnamese fans. Yokohama FC also used the image of the former Hoang Anh Gia Lai striker to promote the match with Vissel Kobe. Therefore, many people believe that Cong Phuong will be in the starting lineup, or at least will be on the field in this match.

However, that did not happen because Cong Phuong once again “disappeared” from the Yokohama FC registration list. For unknown reasons, coach Shuhei Yomoda decided not to include striker number 28 in the squad even though he was only on the bench.

This incident angered Vietnamese fans, especially when Yokohama FC still used Vietnamese to update the starting lineup and match results. Many people criticized Yokohama FC for using Cong Phuong's image to attract interactions from Vietnamese fans.

Nguyen Thi Tam won the Silver Medal at the 2023 World Women's Boxing Championship

On the evening of March 26, Nguyen Thi Tam regrettably lost to the reigning world female boxing champion Nikhat Zareen.

The first half of the match saw Nguyen Thi Tam completely confident. The Vietnamese fighter showed that through her proactive attacking style right from the beginning. Nikhat Zareen temporarily had the upper hand when she won this round through direct attacks.

Nguyen Thi Tam made history for Vietnamese boxing. Photo: IBA

Entering the second round with a very tense match between the two fighters. Both Tam and Zareen actively exchanged punches with many combinations of straight punches and hooks. In the end, the 28-year-old Vietnamese fighter equalized the match score with a 3-2 victory.

After a hard-fought match, Nikhat Zareen won the final match against the Vietnamese boxer. Nguyen Thi Tam had a regrettable loss when she only lost to her opponent by 1 point.

Although she did not win the final match, Nguyen Thi Tam made history in Vietnamese boxing when she became the first boxer to win a Silver Medal at the World Women's Boxing Championship, and secured a ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The draw ceremony for the 2023 U20 World Cup Finals was canceled.

Indonesian media reported that FIFA unexpectedly canceled the draw for the 2023 U20 World Cup. According to the original schedule, the draw was scheduled to take place on March 31 in Bali (Indonesia). Bola said that on March 25, FIFA informed host Indonesia about the cancellation of the draw.

Although FIFA did not give a reason, according to Arya Sinulingga, a member of the PSSI Executive Committee, the reason for the cancellation of the draw was because Bali Governor I Wayan Koster objected to the participation of U20 Israel.

PSSI President Erick Thohir is looking for ways to help Indonesia continue to host the 2023 U20 World Cup.

Indonesian media is also concerned that FIFA may cancel the 2023 U20 World Cup. Arya Sinulingga said that the President of the Indonesian Football Federation - Erick Thohir is trying to help his country continue to host the 2023 U20 World Cup.

Mr. Erick Thohir is said to try to find a solution, lobbying to convince FIFA not to cancel the 2023 U20 World Cup Finals.

The tournament is scheduled to take place from May 20 to June 11, 2023, with 24 teams participating and matches held at 6 stadiums. As the host, U20 Indonesia automatically qualified for the finals without having to play the qualifying round.