What did the world media say about the victory of U23 Vietnam?

1.Chinese newspaper: "Money can't buy success like in Vietnam"

"The referee awarded a penalty to Qatar in the U23 Asian semi-final, but Vietnam still swept away their opponents," reporter Ky Ngoc Duong wrote onSina. "In Asian football, money cannot bring success like Vietnam, who have focused a lot on youth training in recent years. The Vietnam Football Federation has begun to enjoy the sweet fruits after seven years of building and completing a youth training center." In photo: Coach Park Hang-seo is cheered by his students.

2. Chinese people were stunned when U-23 Vietnam reached the final.

"How did you dribble past them, Vietnam is so strong," Huang Bowen, a Chinese national team player, sighed in admiration on Weibo when he saw U-23 Vietnam reach the final, while the Chinese team was eliminated from the group stage right at home. In the photo: Leaders of the Chinese Football Association watched the match between U-23 Vietnam and U-23 Qatar on the afternoon of January 23. Screenshot

3. International experts call U23 Vietnam a "miracle"

Two famous commentators John Duerden and Gabriel Tan of FOX Sports TV channel exclaimed two words: “History” and “Magical” during the reporting of the semi-final match between U.23 Vietnam (VN) and Qatar. Gabriel Tan in his post-match commentary wrote: “Magical! Simply magical. U.23 Vietnam made us all go through all the unbelievable emotions. U23 Vietnam made history!”

4.Korea Times:"Vietnam entered the final thanks to Park Hang Seo's miracle"

"Vietnam U23 lost to Korea U23, but they did what we couldn't. Coach Park Hang Seo once again created a miracle, but Kim Bong Gil didn't. Yet we believed in the possibility of meeting Vietnam U23 again in the final."

5. Asian media: "U-23 Vietnam reached the final after a horror match"

The Asian Football Confederation (the-afc.com) homepage has a short headline: “Vietnam U23 enters the final after another dramatic match”. This article praises midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai, who scored two goals, and goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung. AFC called the Thanh Hoa goalkeeper “a hero on the 11m mark”.

6.U23 Vietnam is called "The Indomitable Team"

Under the article: "Indomitable Vietnam won the ticket to the final of U23 Asia thanks to Quang Hai's double", author Zulhilmi Zainal recounted the comeback of coach Park Hang-seo and his team. Vietnam fell behind twice but equalized, missed the first penalty shootout, and still won. That performance seemed to remind Zainal of the "Indomitable Lions" Cameroon, when they defeated Argentina at the 1990 World Cup.

7. Thailand's Siam Sport newspaper: "Quang Hai scores a masterpiece, U23 Vietnam bravely enters the U23 Asia final".

Thai newspaper Siam Sport published a "soaring" image of Quang Hai with the headline: "Nguyen can do it! U23 Vietnam beat Qatar to reach the final". In this article, Siam Sport highly appreciated the brilliant performance of "superstar" Quang Hai, helping U23 Vietnam become the first ASEAN team to reach the final of the U23 Asia.

8. Qatar's Alarab newspaper: "Qatar Olympics lost to Vietnam on penalties".

Alarab newspaper ran a big headline on its front page: "Qatar Olympics defeats Vietnam on penalties". Alareb reporter Changju-Qena praised U23 Vietnam as a team "brave, ambitious and worthy of reaching the final".