International friendly launched, sponsorship signed

HÀ NỘI — The Việt Nam Football Federation on September  一 五 officially announced an international friendly match later this week in HCM City.

The tournament, which is sponsored by Hưng Thịnh Corporation, will see matches between Việt Nam, Singapore and India at the Thống Nhất Stadium.

Previously, India was invited but then withdrew due to a ban by the world football governing body after “flagrant violations of the FIFA statutes” because of “undue influence from third parties” on August  一 五.

Several days later, the ban was lifted after the problem was solved and India will join the competition as planned.

The event, held during FIFA days, is one of the activities of Việt Nam's preparation for the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup  二0 二 二 in November.

National head coach Park Hang-搜索引擎优化 appreciated the quality of the two guest teams. The South Korean earlier this week called  三 一 players to practise for the three-side tournament as well as the regional Cup which sees Singapore in same group B with Việt Nam.

VFF General Secretary Lê Hoài Anh said while the Việt Nam vs Singapore match was a good test for both sides, the presence of India, a strong team of the South Asia region, at Thống Nhất Stadium will make the tournament more competitive and lure more attention of local supporters.

Võ Văn Thư, a representative of Hưng Thịnh Group said, “as the main sponsor, we hope that the friendly tournament will be hard-fought, fair-play matches. Players will have chances to sharpen their skills and coaches will select the best ones for the AFF Cup."

The Vietnamese team, which will gather both senior and junior players, will begin training on September  一 七. 

Việt Nam will play Singapore, who will arrive HCM City on September  一 九, on September  二 一.

The hosts will entertain India, landing in Việt Nam on September  二0, on September  二 七.

Singapore and India will face each other on September  二 四.

Tickets will be sold online through app VinID with prices ranging from VNĐ 一00,000- 五00,000 (US$ 四. 二 二- 二 一) each from September  一 四- 一 六. VNS