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Normally, when a plane lands, passengers rush to grab their hand luggage and disembark, but on Sunday night that wasn’t the case on one flight.

The passengers were too busy watching the football match between Việt Nam and Jordan.

A clip posted by Facebooker Vũ Quốc Khánh captured the moment.

The two teams were tied at 1-1 after extra time, so the game went to a penalty shootout.

The fans on the plane can be seen cheering on the players as they stepped up for their spot kicks.

When the winning goal was slotted home, they could all be heard cheering “Việt Nam Vô Địch!” (Việt Nam The Champions!).

Tears of happiness were recorded before the passengers finally left the plane, for once not in a rush. — VNS

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