Month: June 2019

World Cup2019: France vs America in hopes of making history

The two French and American women’s soccer teams met on the evening of June 28, 2019, at the Parc des Princes, Paris, to win a ticket to the semifinals of the Women’s World Cup 2019. Regarding the correlation of forces, It is impossible for the French to defeat the American team of Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan, even though the French team in January inflicted the one and only defeat on American in their last 20 matches.

The overall performance table of the French and American teams clearly shows the difference between the two sides. France has never entered a grand prize, whether it is the World Cup, the World Championship, or the European Cup. Meanwhile, the US team has won the World Cup three times in 1991, 1999 and 2015, and is looking for a fourth Cup. As the top ranking country of FIFA International Football Federation, the United States has also won the Olympics four times, in 1996, 2004, 2008, 2012.

However, in this 2019 World Cup, the talent of the two teams seems to be equal. The US team, despite having spectacularly won the Thai team 13-0, was struggling more in the eighth round, had to kick a penalty to win the Spanish team 2-1.

The French team had a perfect start to the match against the Korean team, winning 3-0, but then in the eighth round, they had to struggle to eliminate the Brazilian team 2-1 with the final goal by Amandine Henry’s in extra time.

France hopes in the match against the USA, home advantage and the enthusiastic cheers of the audience will motivate their female players.

The winner of the match will enter the semifinals to meet the English team, having won the Norwegian team 3-0 on the evening of June 27, 2019, on the ground of the port city of Le Havre, western France.

Germany, who also won Nigeria 3-0, will face the UK on the semi-finals.

Vietnam enters the final round of women’s Olympic football 2020

The double of Huynh Nhu helped Vietnam beat Jordan 2-0 in the afternoon of 9 April to top the Group B.

Just one point in the final game, Vietnam will be the first. However, coach Mai Duc Chung is still cautious, kicking in the best cards and aiming for victory. The starting lineup was thus kept unchanged compared to the two wins with the same score of 2-1 before owners of Uzbekistan and Hong Kong.

Keeping the goal is goalkeeper Kim Thanh, the defender’s foursome including Hong Nhung, Chuong Thi Kieu, Pham Thi Tuoi, Vu Thi Nhung. Midfielders include Thai Thi Thao, Bich Thuy, Nguyen Thi Van, Nguyen Thi Lieu and the forward duo including Tuyet Dung and Huynh Nhu.

Jordan had no goal to fight because he had only one point after two matches. In fact, they are also incompetent to compete fairly with Vietnam. Coach Mai Duc Chung judged Jordan to be strong but slow to manage, mainly playing long balls. As expected, the West Asian team entered the match closely, having a defensive team to wait for a counterattack. Vietnam thanks to that from the beginning.

In the first 10 minutes, the couple Huynh Nhu and Tuyet Dung had three delicious but missed opportunities.

By the 14th minute, Jordan had the first phase of attacking organization, but the finishing phase could not make it difficult for goalkeeper Kim Thanh. This is also the most remarkable phase of Jordan in the first half. For the rest of the time, Vietnam still maintained great pressure. Only things Tuyet Dung, Nguyen Thi Van, Thai Thi Thao, Chuong Thi Kieu … could not penetrate the enemy net.

The same scenario takes place at the beginning of the second half. Even, Vietnam almost paid the price when it was hard to strike without scoring a goal. 56 minutes, Jordan countered after robbing the ball from Chuong Thi Kieu’s leg. Luckily, the teammates were able to cover, before the opponent striker opposite Kim Thanh.

Every effort of the students Mr. Mai Duc Chung finally paid off. In the 65th and 67th consecutive minutes, striker Huynh Nhu had two dangerous finishes to help his side lead 2-0. After three strikers in HCM City, there were a total of four goals.

Safety difference also helps Vietnamese players to play leisurely. The team also created many opportunities but could not beat Jordan goalkeeper and crossbar.

Toan won all three matches, Vietnam won tickets to the final round of the 2020 Olympics. There, Mai Duc Chung and his teachers will have to compete with the stunned opponents of Asia such as Korea, China, Korea, Australia … to win two tickets to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

France is ready to welcome the world women’s football cup 2019

In 32 days, the final of the FIFA World Cup Women’s World Cup 2019 will open for the first time in France. More than 500 female players of 24 teams representing 5 continents in the world will be together on the field in 9 major cities of the country once home to the men’s soccer cup 1998. Expected to be around 10 million spectators watched 52 matches from June 7 to July 7 of the 8th World Women’s Soccer Cup.

History of World women’s football

If the first men’s World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1930, then there were only 13 teams to attend, then it would have to wait until 1991, the final round of the world tournament for new women established. It is the first women’s World Cup held in China and the American girls are the winners.

The American female player, Michelle Ankers, was the first person to win the Golden Boot title, giving the most scoring player the World Cup. She scored 10 goals in a total of 491 minutes, equivalent to 6 matches. Her teammate Carin Jennings also won the Best Player award.

Since 1991, women’s football audiances and fans around the world have gone through 7 World Cups. Similar to the tournament for men, the Women’s World Cup takes place every 4 years. 2019 World Cup takes place in France from June 7. The cup has been constantly growing strongly so far, the finals are held with 24 participating teams, ie twice the number of the first World Cup.

Starting from the 2015 World Cup, recognizing that women’s football has become popular and the level of female players has improved markedly, FIFA has decided to expand the tournament size from 16 teams to 24 teams in final round.

The tickets for the Women’s World Cup finals are allocated as follows: European Region (UEFA) 9 places; Asia (AFC) 5 places; Africa (CAF) 3 places; North and Central America (CONCACAF) 3 places; South America (CONMEBOL) 3 rates and 1 ticket for Oceania.