Left bruised, bandaged and limping, the Vietnamese still managed to walk off the pitch smiling.
Entering its World Cup -opening match Saturday against the United States, Vietnam was expected to suffer a defeat similar to the 2019 Thailand team, which lost to the Americans 13-0 to open that tournament.
The Vietnamese were “tough in tackles,” U.S. head coach Vlatko Andonovski said, but the Americans also did not make it any easier for themselves. The rebound attempt trickled wide, sending the Vietnamese players into a frenzy as they swarmed Tran to celebrate.
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