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| Football players join the opening ceremony of the Friendship Cup 2010 at Tao Dan Stadium in District 1, HCMC on Monday - Photo: Vu Duc |
The foreign teams were formed by the consulate general offices of the U.S., Indonesia and South Korea, the Vietnam-France Friendship Association and Laos Students, while local teams are the HCMC Union of Friendship Organizations, the HCMC Department of Foreign Affairs, the Service Company to Foreign Missions (FOSCO), Hong Bang International University, Dai Thanh Company, HCMC Open University and Hinh Anh Viet Company.
The HCMC Union of Friendship Organizations, which organizes the tournament, said the annual competition aims to strengthen ties between foreign communities in HCMC. The tournament will celebrate the 65th anniversary of National Day and the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
The organizers of the Friendship Cup will present a bonus prize of VND4 million for the winners. The runner-up will take VND3 million while third will get VND2 million.
The tournament will end at October 2 at Tao Dan Stadium.
