Viet Nam bids to host AFF Cup in 2010

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam plans to place a bid as host of the 2010 ASEAN Football Championship, said Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) General Secretary Tran Quoc Tuan.

Tuan, who has been attending ASEAN Football Federation meetings in Kuala Lumpur ,
said that the plan is on the VFF's roster this year.

Vietnam won the AFF Cup, which was co-hosted by Thailand and Singapore last
year, after a 3-2 win in a two-leg final with Thailand .

It was a dream come true for Vietnam , after a 49-year wait for a regional gold
title.

Vietnam also successfully hosted a semi-final game with Singapore and a final
leg with Thailand at the AFF Cup last year.

In 2007, Vietnam co-hosted the Asian Cup with Indonesia , Malaysia and
Thailand for the first time and qualified for the quarter-finals.

" Vietnam will try to organise the AFF Cup to the best of its abilities if we
win the right to host next year," Tuan said.

Tuan added that the AFF would give a final decision, but that Vietnam is still
holding on to hope, as it had hosted the regional tournament twice in 1998 and
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