Qatar 2022, the 'new normal' World Cup; Vietnam women's team practices yoga after winning against Thailand

The only representative of Southeast Asia was eliminated from the semi-finals of the Asian women's football tournament.

The Philippines women's team, the only representative of Southeast Asian women's football to reach the semi-finals, failed to create a surprise against South Korea to win a ticket to the final of the 2022 Asian Women's Championship.

Philippines women's team

In the match against Korea, the Philippine women's team lost 0-2, and this score was enough for Korea to win the first ticket to the final.

Despite the loss, the Philippines was not too sad. In fact, this team even made history when it won its first ticket to the 2023 World Cup with an official ticket.

Qatar 2022, the 'new normal' World Cup

According to the tradition of nearly a hundred years, the World Cup has always been held in the summer (in the northern hemisphere). But in the winter of 2022, from November 21 to December 18, Qatar will host the first World Cup to take place in the Middle East.

Qatar's 2022 World Cup hosting costs up to $300 billion

Qatar is one of the richest countries in the world, so it would be strange if the cost of hosting the World Cup didn't make readers dizzy. The figure given two years ago was $65 billion - five times higher than the cost of hosting the 2018 World Cup, although the World Cup in Russia set a record for cost. However, there are also some reports that Qatar's cost of hosting the 2022 World Cup is up to $300 billion!

The Molina Bomb & the Dark Side of Football

Sexual assault, pedophilia, addiction, corruption... the dark side of the king sport was exposed by journalist Romain Molina in shocking revelations at the end of 2021.

Journalist Romain Molina

“The more we know about the dark corners of football, the more we hate it,” Molina declared. The 30-year-old French journalist has continuously exposed the dark corners of world football, the evils of the players and the corruption of the leadership. All the information Molina has released comes from the investigation and collection process of this reporter. Therefore, the objectivity and accuracy have not been verified. But we can believe in a (large) part of the truth in the “exposé” of the journalist currently living in Spain.

Vietnam women's team practices... yoga after impressive victory over Thailand

One day after the victory over Thailand, the Vietnamese women's team had some time to relax with yoga exercises to feel comfortable before entering professional preparation to face Chinese Taipei.

Vietnam women's team

As known, the Vietnamese women's team had an important 2-0 victory over Thailand in the play-off round and created a certain advantage in the race for a place in the 2023 World Cup with Thailand and Chinese Taipei.

After this match, on February 3, Mr. Mai Duc Chung's team did not have to practice professionally. Instead, the coaching staff had the players practice therapy to find comfort and balance their mentality before entering the professional preparation process for the match with Chinese Taipei on February 6.

Cameroon 0-0 Egypt (pen: 1-3): Reserve goalkeeper becomes hero again

Goalkeeper Mohamed Abou Gabal, also known as Gabaski, became the hero in the Cameroon vs Egypt match when he shone in the penalty shootout to bring Egypt to the final of AFCON 2021.

Goalkeeper Gabaski made many excellent saves in the match between Cameroon and Egypt.

In the first semi-final of AFCON 2021, Senegal defeated Burkina Faso 3-1 to reach the final. The second semi-final was between the host team Cameroon and Egypt.