Recently, two Vietnamese match officials, referee Bui Thi Thu Trang and assistant referee Truong Thi Le Trinh, made the FIFA shortlist of 750 candidates, from which 56 referees and 100 assistant referees will be selected to officiate at the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia/New Zealand 2023. Vietnam is looking to defend its track and field reign at the 31st Southeast Asian Games, to be held on home field later this year. Explaining the reason for proffering the honour, football’s world governing body said Vietnam successfully organised the national women’s tournaments in 2020 thanks to its effective control of the COVID-19 pandemic, enabling referees and assistant referees to maintain their professional activities and form as well as to improve their capabilities. Those objective assessments have contributed to affirming the prestige of Vietnamese sports as a whole in terms of not only women’s football but also other events, in the context that the country is well … [Read more...] about Dual task of Vietnamese sport