Coach Mai Duc Chung was touched when he saw the Golden Cup
The 70-year-old coach shared that he was touched when he saw the Golden Cup appear in Vietnam. "We are more honored than many other countries to see the Cup live," said the head coach of the Vietnamese women's team.
Mr. Chung said this is the third time seeing the Golden Cup. For the first time since 2019, when he and VFF Vice President Tran Quoc Tuan (now President) attended the FIFA Golden Ball award ceremony, and was fortunate to touch the Cup. "It seems that time has given me more motivation for me and the players to win tickets to the 2023 Women's World Cup," said Chung.
Vietnam is one of 44 national teams in history that have won tickets to the Women's World Cup. The upcoming tournament will be held in Australia and New Zealand, bringing the number of teams to 32 for the first time. Teams taking advantage of the opportunity to get tickets to the tournament for the first time include Vietnam, Haiti, Morocco, Panama, the Philippines, and Portugal. Nha, Republic of Ireland and Zambia.
From February 25, FIFA started the journey to bring the Golden Cup to visit 32 countries whose teams have won the right to participate in the 2023 Women's World Cup. The first destination was Japan, then South Korea and the Philippines before appearing in Vietnam. Male. On June 2, the Gold Cup will go through nine host cities in Australia and New Zealand, respectively, until the tournament opens on July 20.
The Golden Cup, designed in 1999, has a spiral shape surrounding a soccer ball. In 2010, the Cup had a conical base with the names of the winning teams engraved on the bottom. Cup is 47 cm high, weighs 4.6 kg, is made of sterling silver covered with white and 23 karat gold. The estimated value of the cup is 30,000 USD (about 700 million VND). Meanwhile, the Men's Gold Cup is worth five times as much when crafted in 18 karat gold. However, the female champions will keep the cup, and the male champions will only keep copies.
Coach Chung also said that Huynh Nhu playing at Lank FC in Portugal is also an advantage. "I said As to learn more about the Portuguese team, asking for a video is the best," he shared. "I have to use agility and dexterity like the way Nhu did at Lank to deal with big and tall opponents."
Tomorrow, March 5, the Golden Cup will be brought to AEON Mall Ha Dong, Hanoi to get closer to Vietnamese fans. After that, the Cup will move to the next location, China.
