Vietnam team awaits 'magic' from coach Philippe Troussier; China's dream of winning the 2023 ASIAD Women's Football Gold Medal is shattered
(Baonghean.vn) - The Vietnamese team still has a lot of work to do before entering the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup; The Japanese women's team only used the second team but the host China still lost in the semi-finals. That is the outstanding sports news in the past 24 hours.
Vietnam Team: Waiting for the "magic" of Coach Philippe Troussier
The Vietnam team still has a lot of work to do before entering the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup. Waiting for magic from "White Wizard" Philippe Troussier...
Initial expectations from experts, in the two previous training sessions of the Vietnamese team, coach Philippe Troussier perfected the team's playing style, then carried out the final preparations for the campaign to compete for tickets to the 2026 World Cup starting next November.
More specifically, the matches taking place during FIFA Days this October against three strong opponents including China, Uzbekistan and South Korea, the French captain's team officially ran the final test with the players and playing style that were tested in the three victories in June and September.
China 3-4 Japan result: China's dream of winning the 2023 ASIAD Women's Football Gold Medal is shattered
Against the Japanese women's team, which only used the second team, host China still lost in the semi-finals, thereby ending their dream of winning the 2023 ASIAD Gold Medal at home.
In the second half, China rose up to find a faint hope of a comeback. Then in the 55th and 60th minutes, the Chinese women's team scored 2 goals. However, they still could not create a miracle and accepted a 3-4 defeat. The Chinese women's team will only compete for 3rd place with the Uzbekistan women's team, who lost 0-8 to North Korea.
The final match of the 2023 ASIAD women's football event will be a match between Japan and North Korea, taking place on September 6.
Ben Chilwell out for most of the year, Chelsea and England in danger
Chelsea have suffered another serious injury blow as Ben Chilwell could be out for around eight weeks with a hamstring injury.
Chilwell was forced off during Chelsea's Carabao Cup win over Brighton last week, with manager Mauricio Pochettino unable to hide his concern as he confirmed "according to what the doctors have said, it's a serious injury".
Chelsea are awaiting further assessment but, as things stand, Chilwell is expected to be out for around two months. That eight weeks would mean Chilwell is not expected to return until December. Chelsea have seven games before the final month of the year, including a difficult run of Premier League fixtures and a Carabao Cup fourth-round tie with Blackburn.
Barca and Real accused of bribing referees by former police inspector
Former police inspector Jose Manuel Villarejo is causing a stir in Spanish football by releasing evidence that both Real Madrid and Barca bribed referees.
Accordingly, he revealed that it was Joan Laporta who gave the police the evidence to put former Barca President Sandro Rosell in jail. Villarejo also affirmed that Florentino Perez had bought the referee long before Laporta.
Villarejo assured that “Florentino Pérez bribed referees before Barça did”. But he also added that Perez “is untouchable”. “Anyone who dares to denounce Florentino would be committing suicide”, he assured, before emphasizing: “It is impossible to prosecute anything that affects Florentino Pérez”.
Result MU 2-3 Galatasaray: Attack works, defense breaks
The MU vs Galatasaray match witnessed a spectacular score chase. The Red Devils took the lead twice thanks to the excellence of Rasmus Hojlund but a careless defense caused them to receive their second defeat in the 2023/24 Champions League group stage.
