'Ronaldo of Vietnam women's team' praised by FIFA

Nguyen Thi Tuyet Dung - 'Ronaldo of the Vietnamese women's team' was praised by the homepage of the World Football Federation (FIFA).

Recently, the homepage of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) published an article about player Nguyen Thi Tuyet Dung of the Vietnamese women's team. At the beginning, the author of the article wrote: "Scoring directly from a corner kick is a rare thing for all the stars around the world. However, a female player from Vietnam has shown her top skills by scoring 2 goals from corner kicks in one match."

Next, the author expressed his admiration for the Phong Phu Ha Nam Club player: “Nguyen Thi Tuyet Dung achieved a remarkable achievement in the match against the Malaysian women's team in the 2015 Southeast Asian Women's Football Championship. In that match, Tuyet Dung scored a hat-trick to help her team win 7-0. Tuyet Dung scored 2 goals from corner kicks with both feet. First with her left foot, then with her right foot.”

Article praising Tuyet Dung on FIFA homepage.

In this article, the author said that Tuyet Dung's idol is superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and this female player wears the number 7 like the Portuguese striker. And through her excellent performance in the recent 2018 Asian Cup qualifiers, the article on FIFA also affirmed that Tuyet Dung is currently one of the irreplaceable stars of the Vietnamese women's national team.

“I am satisfied with my performance in the 2018 Asian Cup qualifiers. If I were to rate it, I think I played well, but the most important thing is that we are a team and the whole team played well. We scored 27 goals and only conceded 1 goal, to advance straight to the finals,” Tuyet Dung told FIFA.

Tuyet Dung and her teammates in the Vietnamese women's team have won tickets to the final round of the 2018 Asian Cup. In this tournament, the 5/8 teams with the best results will have tickets to the 2019 Women's World Cup final round held in France.

Clip of Tuyet Dung's 2 goals from corner kicks against Malaysia (source: VTV)

In an interview with FIFA about the Vietnamese women's team's chances at the 2019 World Cup, Tuyet Dung said: "The chance to win a ticket to the 2019 World Cup is divided equally among 8 teams. I believe that Vietnam will not let this precious opportunity pass by again and the team will qualify for the World Cup. It will be a great experience for me and my teammates if we win a ticket to the World Cup, because there we will have the opportunity to compete with the strongest teams in the world."

Also in the FIFA article, Tuyet Dung revealed that Coach Tran Van Phat, former coach of the Vietnam Women's National Team, had a great influence on her career. In addition, Tuyet Dung also hopes to play football abroad in the future./.

According to VOV