Vietnamese kids on June 30 joined other children from around the world in a special three-half football tournament – the main activities of the "Football for Hope” festival which is an official event of the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia.
Vietnam's Ha Danh Du (in blue) at a match within
the "Football for Hope” festival (Source: VNA)
The matches, held at Football Park on Red Square, have no refugees
and no gender discrimination, with the game’s rules decided by participating
kids and results based on not only goals but also players’ behaviours.
FIFA's Head of Sustainability & Diversity Federico Addiechi said that the
event offers a chance for FIFA to promote the strength of the sport.
Vietnam is selected to the event as it has successfully carried out a community
football programme.
Le Quang Dao, head of the Vietnamese delegation, said that the delegation’s
mission is to promote Vietnam’s culture and spread a message that the mission
of football is a tool to develop and solve social issues.
On July 1, Vietnamese kids are scheduled to watch a match between host Russia
and Spain at Luzhniki stadium.
The four Vietnamese children, including two boys and two girls, were chosen
from the Xuan Phu welfare centre for disadvantaged children and orphans.
Forty-eight participating delegations are joining collective activities,
including touring Moscow city and watching World Cup football matches in the
round of eight at Luzhniki stadium.
The Football for Hope” festival will run from June 27 to July 3, featuring
cultural exchanges, football training and sightseeing tours.
Source: VNA
Along with promoting the spirit of volunteerism and completing the core tasks of the Youth Communist Union and the youth movement, in recent years, the Youth Communist Union at all levels in the province has regularly organized the movement of physical exercise and sports attracting the participation of a large number of union members and young people. These activities help the union members and the young people raise their awareness of self-training, improving their health, and building a healthy lifestyle and they are also a solution to attract and gather the young people in many localities.
In recent years, modern dance has gradually become popular and emerged as a trend, attracting more and more young people in Hoa Binh to practice and perform. As an art form consisting of many different dancing genres, participating in modern dancing activities, practitioners not only improve their health, physique, flexibility, agility, and confidence, but they also contribute to building a healthy cultural and artistic movement in the community.
In the afternoon of January 18th, at Hoa Binh Provincial Stadium, Hoa Binh Football Club (Hoa Binh FC) played against Hue Football Club (Hue FC) in the 6th round of the National First Division Football Tournament - Bia Sao Vang, 2024-2025 tournament.
After two tense and dramatic halves of the final round of the ASEAN Cup 2024, the Vietnamese football team played excellently, winning convincingly with a score of 3-2 and being crowned champions with total score of 5-3 against opponent Thailand.
After the final whistle of the second leg of the ASEAN Cup 2024 semi-final between Vietnamese team and Singaporian team sounded, thousands of football fans in Hoa Binh City burst into the joy of victory. Vietnamese team officially won a ticket to the final of the ASEAN Cup 2024 with a 3-1 victory (the total score after 2 semi-final matches is 5-1) against Singapore.
Hoa Binh Football Club (Hoa Binh FC) has just organized a special friendly match, combined with a tour and cultural exploration in Mai Chau district. This activity aims to strengthen solidarity and exchange between the players and the community, and at the same time, it introduces the cultural beauty of Hoa Binh province.
