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Vietnam enters ASIAD football semifinals for first time

Vietnam's Olympic football team went down in history when it defeated Syria 1-0 on August 27 to enter the semifinals of the Asian Games (ASIAD) for the first time.
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  • The Vietnamese squad faced Syria in the quarterfinal of ASIAD 2018 in Indonesia on August 27 (Photo: VNA)

  • The Syrian squad at the quarterfinal (Photo: VNA)

  • Vietnam played with confidence from the referee’s first whistle (Photo: VNA)

  • The main game closed with no goal scored, and the teams had to play on for extra time (Photo: VNA)

  • Photo: VNA

  • Van Toan (number 8) scored the only goal in the 108th minute (Photo: VNA)

  • Van Toan replaced striker Cong Phuong in the 82nd minute (Photo: VNA)

  • Vietnam will meet the Republic of Korea in the semifinal at 4 pm on August 29 (Photo: VNA)

  • Vietnamese fans at the quarterfinal on August 27 (Photo: VNA)

  • People stream down to the street in Hanoi on August 27 night to celebrate the historic victory at ASIAD 2018 (Photo: VNA)

  • Football fans also raise the flag of the Republic of Korea, the nationality of coach Park Hang-seo (Photo: VNA)

  • People stream down to the street in Hanoi on August 27 night to celebrate the historic victory at ASIAD 2018 (Photo: VNA)

  • Photo: VNA

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