Việt Nam News

Việt Nam are without Nguyễn Quang Hải who has only just returned from France, Nguyễn Hoàng Đức and Đoàn Văn Hậu  are both unavailable because of injuries.

Defending champions France are through to their second consecutive World Cup Final, after beating Morocco 2-0.

Kitesurfing uses the wind with a powerful kite to pull the rider across the water. The event will be organised at Mỹ Hòa Beach which has a year-round wind that is suitable for this sport.

To those of us with a love for it, football is more than just a game. It’s the game; the beautiful game. It’s a whole other universe with a rich tapestry of stories, iconic moments and accepted wisdom

But before Messi's opener, Croatia was the better team. The midfield, powered by Luka Modric helped them control possession for most of the half.

It got to the point where even the company saw the funny side, kind of, tweeting: “This is awkward”, although it was soon deleted.

Under Lê Văn Quang's reign, Vietnamese rowing has reached international competitions from Southeast Asia to the Olympics.

Young fighter Nguyễn Hữu Thế Vinh won Quảng Ninh a National Sports Games taekwondo gold medal on December 12 at the Cẩm Phả City Gymnasium.

We saw Cristiano Ronaldo sulk off the pitch with few handshakes for Morocco, bitter complaints about refereeing from the England players, handbags between the Netherlands and Argentina, and devastation from Brazil.

The 18-year-old athlete claimed his first senior tournament title in the men's 5km cross-country time trial. He was first with a time of 19.41min on Saturday in Hòa Bình Province.

Quảng Ninh archers had a successful day on December 11, bagging one gold and one bronze medals in the National Sports Games.

Hundreds of English and French fans crowded The 100 Garden in Hanoi for their countries’ World Cup quarter-final clash early Sunday morning. England went behind twice, and when Harry Kane had the chance to equalise from the spot for the second time, he put it over the bar. The final score meant heartbreak for the Barmy Army fans in Hanoi, but ecstasy for the French fans who will be relishing a semi-final clash with Morocco on Thursday morning.

Hà Thị Hậu made her name on the board of winners in her international debut at the Doi Inthanon Thailand by UTMB on December 10 in Chiang Mai.

Hoàng Hữu Hanh dominated the men's 21km race. He was followed by Hồ Chí Thiên and Nguyễn Phương Quang.

Argentina have God on their side, apparently, France are current world champions and are desperate for back-to-back success, and Croatia have unfinished business from 2018.

Filippino Bryan finished first in the men’s full marathon class with a time of 2hr 38.28min and Hiền completed her race in 3:08.51.

Quân won 115-113, 115-113 and 116-112, but as he didn't make the lightweight limit of 61kg, he was stripped of the IBF belt.

The Atlas Lions' miracle run continued with a 1-0 win against Portugal on Saturday. They became the first African team, and the first Arab team, to make a World Cup semifinals.