FIFA and AFC talk about Vietnam's thrilling victory

(Dan Tri) - The International Football Federation (FIFA) and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) commented on the thrilling victory of the Vietnamese team over Singapore in the first leg of the AFF Cup 2024 semi-final on the evening of December 26.

The Vietnamese team faced many difficulties against Singapore in the first leg of the AFF Cup 2024 semi-final. We had to wait until the 90+10 minute to score the opening goal after Tien Linh's goal. Then, in the 90+14 minute, Xuan Son scored the winning goal 2-0 for the "Golden Star Warriors".

FIFA và AFC nói về chiến thắng nghẹt thở của tuyển Việt Nam - 1 — FIFA World Cup page "teases" Tien Linh (Screenshot).

After the victory of the Vietnamese team, the FIFA World Cup page with more than 60 million likes posted the status line: "Sports are never-ending... with the symbol of a person trying hard to run" along with a photo of Tien Linh celebrating. This status line is considered to be "teasing" Tien Linh. In the past, the striker of the Vietnamese team once posted the status line: "Sports are never-ending giving up" due to confusion between "never-ending trying" or "not giving up". After that, this status line of Tien Linh was spread at a dizzying speed on social networks. Below the comment line, the FIFA World Cup page also wrote: "Listening to Xuan Son, my heart is filled with joy".

FIFA và AFC nói về chiến thắng nghẹt thở của tuyển Việt Nam - 2 — FIFA World Cup page praises Xuan Son (Screenshot).

The humor in the FIFA World Cup status lines added to the victory of the Vietnamese team. The administrator of this page knew how to win the hearts of Vietnamese fans with familiar status lines. Meanwhile, AFC wrote: "Late goals give the Vietnamese team a big advantage before the match with Singapore". In the article, the author commented: "The Vietnamese team won against Singapore in the first leg of the AFF Cup 2024 semi-final thanks to two goals in extra time. That helped the Vietnamese team confidently enter the rematch with Singapore at Viet Tri Stadium on December 29. They are full of opportunities to win a ticket to the final. In the last match, Singapore controlled the ball. The two teams showed an equal number of shots. The Vietnamese and Singapore teams both put the ball into each other's nets but were both denied by the referee. The turning point came when Singapore's substitute Shakir Hamzah used his hand to block the ball after falling in the penalty area.

FIFA và AFC nói về chiến thắng nghẹt thở của tuyển Việt Nam - 3 — Tien Linh scored from the 11m mark, opening the victory for the Vietnamese team (Photo: Tuan Bao).

Tien Linh took advantage of the penalty kick to open the scoring for the Vietnamese team. Then, Xuan Son scored the winning goal 2-0 for the home team in the 90+14th minute. The Vietnamese team will return home today in two groups. After that, the whole team will move to Viet Tri to prepare for the rematch with Singapore at 8:00 p.m. on December 29.