Coach Park Hang-seo celebrates with his players after beating Thailand 1-0 in the King's Cup. (Photo: VFF) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam's nationalfootball team received a bonus of 500 million VND (21,400 USD) for their 1-0win over Thailand during the ongoing King’s Cup in Buriram, Thailand.
The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) decided toreward the team because it was an important victory over their long-standingarch-rivals.
Veteran striker Nguyen Anh Duc headed the onlygoal of the match in the final minute of added time.
It was only Vietnam’s third win in their 22matches against Thailand since December 1995.
VFF President Le Khanh Hai sent hiscongratulations to the team, praising strong spirit of the ASEAN champions andtheir confidence even while playing on Thai ground.
He said the bonus was designed to encourage ParkHang-seo and his players, who will meet Curacao in the final on June 8.
The King’s Cup is a friendly tournament butthis year it falls during the FIFA international break, meaning it will counttowards teams' FIFA rankings – scores that are used to determine seedingat big tournaments.-VNA
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