Coach Quoc Vuong's team unfairly lost a goal because of the referee?; Vietnam women's team plays friendly with the host of the 2023 World Cup

Coach Quoc Vuong's team lost a goal unfairly because of the referee?

Hoa Binh Club, the team of former player Le Quoc Vuong, suffered a regrettable 0-1 loss to PVF CAND in the opening match of the 2023 National First Division.

“The referee may have overlooked a valid goal by Hoa Binh in the first half. That was a situation where my player scored in a non-offside position,” coach Le Quoc Vuong shared with Bongdaplus after the 0-1 loss to PVF CAND on the afternoon of April 6. The controversial situation of the match at Hoa Binh Stadium occurred in the 33rd minute. Defender Huu Tuan had a powerful shot from outside the penalty area, sending the ball hitting the crossbar of goalkeeper Phi Minh Long’s goal. After the ball bounced out, two Hoa Binh players, Trung Dao and Quoc Dat, rushed in to cushion the ball. Linesman Pham Van Thinh raised the flag for offside, not recognizing the goal for Hoa Binh.

Vietnam women's team to play friendly match with 2023 World Cup host

In preparation for the 2023 Women's World Cup, the Vietnamese women's team will have a friendly match with the co-host of the biggest tournament on the planet, the New Zealand women's team.

The match will take place on July 10 in New Zealand. This will be the last friendly match for the New Zealand women's team as well as the Vietnam women's team before participating in the 2023 Women's World Cup. Head coach of the New Zealand women's team Jitka Klimková said: "We want to participate in the Women's World Cup in the best possible condition, so facing a team like Vietnam right before the tournament starts will provide a combination in comparing opponents for us in the building phase of this campaign."

FA punishes MU

Manchester United have been fined by the Football Association (FA) after accepting a charge related to an incident during their FA Cup quarter-final win over Fulham last month.

Tempers flared in the space of 40 seconds, with Willian, Alexander Mitrovic and Fulham manager Marco Silva all sent off after protesting a penalty decision awarded to United. None of Erik ten Hag’s players were initially punished for their actions, but the club were charged days later for the way they appealed a penalty by surrounding referee Kavanagh.

Argentina leads FIFA rankings after 6 years, Germany "drifts" too far

World champions Argentina have dethroned Brazil and returned to the top of the FIFA rankings after a six-year absence, with former champions Germany falling to 14th place.