Send-off ceremony held for female footballers to 2023 FIFA World Cup
(VOVWORLD) - A ceremony was held in Hanoi on Tuesday to send off Vietnamese female footballers to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup which is scheduled to take place in New Zealand and Australia from July 20 to August 20.
 Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Dao Cuong presents flowers to the Vietnam women's national football team before they leave for the 2023 FIFA World Cup. (Photo: VNA) |
Speaking at the event, President of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Tran Quoc Tuan affirmed that after the successes of the national teams at the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup and 2022 FIFA U-20 World Cup, the winning of a berth for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup is an achievement of historical significance of Vietnamese football in general and women's football in particular.
At the event, donors pledged more than 42,000 USD for the team as an acknowledgement for the tireless efforts of head coach Mai Duc Chung and the players and their admirable achievements.
The 23-strong squad will depart for New Zealand on Wednesday. They will play friendly matches with New Zealand and Spain before entering the World Cup where they will face the US (July 22), Portugal (July 27), and the Netherlands (August 1).