FIFA sends a once-in-a-century message to Vietnamese players

The official FIFA fanpage bids farewell to Tuyết Dung as she retires from 11-a-side football.

Ending the year 2025 with Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Dung officially retiring to begin coaching, the FIFA Women's World Cup fanpage delivered a special message to the most talented player in the history of Vietnamese women's football. The FIFA fanpage highlighted her remarkable feat of scoring 2 goals from 2 different corner kicks in a single match:

"Right corner kick. Left foot. GOAL, Left corner kick. Right foot. GOAL. As 2025 closes, the Vietnam women's team loses a familiar figure. Thank you for the magical moments throughout your extraordinary career, Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Dung."

At the 2015 AFF Women's Cup, the Vietnam women's team defeated Malaysia 7-0 in the group stage. The standout moment in this big win was Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Dung’s performance. Scoring directly from two corner kicks with sharp and decisive play, Tuyết Dung completed a hat-trick that thrilled fans.

The two goals from corner kicks made Tuyết Dung the first female player to score twice from corner kicks in a single match. The website 101greatgoals highly praised the masterpiece Tuyết Dung created in this historic game.

The article stated:"Tuyết Dung had a spectacular game with two direct goals from two different corner kicks. Remarkably, she scored with both feet and finished the match with a hat-trick. Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Dung was also the 2014 Vietnamese Women's Golden Ball winner."

At the end of last December, Tuyết Dung officially began a new chapter in her career by switching to futsal. After saying goodbye to 11-a-side football, she chose to challenge herself in a sport that demands different speed, technique, and spatial awareness. Before Tuyết Dung, Trần Thị Thuỳ Trang also returned to play futsal and achieved great success.

Besides playing futsal, Tuyết Dung is also focusing on coaching and training. Currently, she serves as assistant coach at Phong Phú Hà Nam women's club, holds an AFC C-level coaching license, and plans to upgrade it soon.