FIFA praises Vietnamese female midfielder Tuyet Dung

Falling in love with the ball from 13, she is currently busy preparing with the national team for the 29th SEA Games and the final of the Asian Women’s Football Championship.

“Scoring directly from a corner is something rarely seen even among the world’s most established stars. However, a young woman player from Vietnam showed superlative technique by finding the back of the net from corner kicks twice in a single match”, said the article.

After praising her incredible scoring skills, FIFA went on to detail her career, her dreams and future plans.

“Nguyen Thi Tuyet Dung achieved the remarkable feat in a group match against Malaysia in the 2015 AFF Women’s Championship. That day, the youngster completed a hat-trick as her side, playing as hosts, thrashed the visitors 7-0. And she did more than just scoring from two corners, she did so with both feet. The Phong Phu Ha Nam midfielder first put her corner-kick into the net with her left before repeating the same trick with her right”, according to the world football governing agency.

She won the Vietnam Golden Ball Award in 2014 by demonstrating an impressive performance at the Vietnam's Women's Football Championship.

The Ha Nam province-origin midfielder, who idolizes Cristiano Ronaldo, is satisfied with her performance in the Asian Championship qualification games, where she scored four goals. Vietnam will play with eight other teams in the final round next April on Jordan. They will serve as qualifiers for the 8th edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup in France in 2019. The top five teams will advance.

She also believes that the nation will not let this precious opportunity slip away for the second time. Vietnam missed its chance to play in the Canada World Cup when they lost to Thailand, despite playing on home turf.

Besides, she told FIFA about her dreams of playing in one of the big women’s leagues in countries such as China, the Republic of Korea or Japan./.