FIFA praises Vietnamese female midfielder

Midfielder Nguyen Thi Tuyet Dung has been featured on the FIFA home page, in an article in which the world football governing agency appreciates her scoring skills.
FIFA praises Vietnamese female midfielder ảnh 1Nguyen Thi Tuyet Dung pictured on FIFA’s home page.
Hanoi (VNA) - Midfielder Nguyen Thi Tuyet Dung has been featured onthe FIFA home page, in an article in which the world football governing agencyappreciates her scoring skills.

Dung is currently busy preparing with the national team for the 29th SoutheastAsian Games and the final of the Asian Women’s Football Championship.

In the article, FIFA said: “Scoring directly from a corner is something rarelyseen even among the world’s most established stars. However, a young womanplayer from Vietnam showed superlative technique by finding the back of the netfrom corner kicks twice in a single match.”

“Nguyen Thi Tuyet Dung achieved the remarkable feat in a group match againstMalaysia in the 2015 AFF Women’s Championship. That day, the youngstercompleted a hat-trick as her side, playing as hosts, thrashed the visitors 7-0.And she did more than just scoring from two corners, she did so with bothfeet,” the article said.

After praising Dung’s incredible scoring skills, the piece went on to detailher career, her dreams and future plans.

Dung, who idolises Cristiano Ronaldo, is satisfied with her performance in theAsian championship qualification games, where she scored four goals. Vietnam willplay with eight other teams in the final round in Jordan next April. They willserve as qualifiers for the next FIFA Women’s World Cup in France in 2019. Thetop five teams will advance.

Dung believes that Vietnam will not let this precious opportunity slip away forthe second time. Vietnam missed its chance to play in the Canada World Cup whenthey lost to Thailand, despite playing on home turf.

“We will qualify for the World Cup for the first time. It will be a wonderfulexperience for both me and my teammates. Because only by playing in the WorldCup can we have the chance of competing against the world’s best,” Dung wasquoted as saying on fifa.com.

She also told FIFA about her dreams of playing in one of the big women’sleagues in countries such as China, Japan or the Republic of Korea.-VNA
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