The national women’s football team has received more bonuses after making history by winning a ticket to the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time.
Members of the women's football team pose for a group photo at the event (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) –ꦆ The national women’s footballteam has received more bonuses after making history by winning a ticket to theFIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time.
The prizes were presented to the team during a celebrationheld in Hanoi on February 11. At the ceremony, the Hanoi People’s Committee presented 1billion VND (44,085 USD) and the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), 5.5billion VND, to the team while Honda Vietnam presented vehicles to head coach Mai Duc Chung and the players. Acecook Vietnam handed 500 million VND in cash and itsproducts to the team, and the Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company(Vinamilk), another 500 million VND. The team is awarded a holiday trip by Bamboo Airways.
The Vietnam Football Federation hands over 5.5 billion VND to the team (Photo: VNA)
Chung said all the playersdid their utmost in every match for the best results, adding the whole team isgrateful for due attention and support from the Party, State, Government andrelevant agencies, as well as the press and fans at home and abroad. VFF Acting President Tran Quoc Tuan spoke highly of theachievement of the footballers, underlining that their advance to the 2023FIFA Women’s World Cup makes those in the sector proud, especially in the difficulttime triggered by COVID-19. The players showed their indomitability, solidarity andperseverance, he added. During a reception hosted for the team on February 10, PrimeMinister Pham Minh Chinh handed over the Labour Orders, First Class, to the coach andthe team. The PM also presentedcertificates of merit to 29 team members with preeminent performance at the recent 2022 AFC Asian Cup./.
With some good news Vietnamese athletes brought home at the first days of the new year, people expect many sports achievements in 2022 when the country will host and take part in a number of major regional and international tournaments.
Members of the Vietnamese national women’s football team returned home on February 10 after making history by earning a berth at the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time and finishing fifth at the recently-concluded 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup.
The women’s national football team of Vietnam arrived in Hanoi on February 10 morning after excellently fulfilling their mission in the final round of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2022 and earning a berth in the finals of the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 10 met members of the Vietnamese national women’s football team who returned home earlier the same day after earning a berth at the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time and finishing fifth at the recently-concluded 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup.
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Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
Members of the women's football team pose for a group photo at the event (Photo: VNA) 
The Vietnam Football Federation hands over 5.5 billion VND to the team (Photo: VNA) 
