The 1967 South Vietnam Independence Cup (Vietnamese: Cúp Quốc Khánh 1967) was an invitational men's association football tournament[3] hosted by South Vietnam and played in Saigon during the Vietnam War by national teams from mostly anti-communist nations that supported the American war effort. The tournament was meant to be as a propaganda exercise.[1]
The tournament had previously been held annually since 1961, though only involving South East Asian nations. It was New Zealand's first international tournament[4] and it was to become Australia's first honour in international football. The Australian team toured South East Asia before and after the tournament, winning all ten matches. Eight of the team's players went on to be part of Australia's 1974 FIFA World Cup squad, but their achievement in Saigon was largely overlooked back home.[5]
Matches at Cong Hoa Stadium and training at an army base adjacent to a mine-field were conducted under armed guard[1][4] and the teams also trained on their hotel roof.[6] The tournament was held during monsoon season and many matches were rainy and muddy.[6][5] Attendance was around 20,000–40,000 per match. There was unrest at some matches involving Australia: tear gas was deployed for the semi-final against Malaysia and security had to break up a brawl between the teams[7] and the team had rocks thrown at them after they beat the hosts; the vice-president of South Vietnam had promised his team a bonus at half-time to no avail.[4][6] The final nearly did not take place after Australian military personnel were kept from being spectators until the team threatened a boycott.[5] Despite the previous hostility, the local crowd supported Australia over South Korea in the final. The coach of the Australian team had agreed to let them keep their tracksuits if they won.[6]
The teams complained about the food and conditions at the Caravelle Hotel,[2] where all the teams stayed.[1][4] An example was when an Australian player was non-fatally electrocuted by a power socket.[8] There may have been a foiled plot to bomb the building.[1][4] A New Zealand player fell ill and had to stay in hospital for three weeks when his team flew home.[4][1]
^ abcdefStanley, Ben (2013-11-10). "All Whites' Vietnam War blast from the past". Stuff.
^ abDowd, Fergus (2020-04-10). "The Sound of Waltzing Matilda in Saigon: The birth of Australian soccer in the Vietnam War". The Football Faithful.
^"(South) Vietnam Friendly Football Tournaments". RSSSF. from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
^ abcdefStephen, Craig (2020-06-12). "Bombs and boots - when New Zealand played football in a war zone". RNZ.
^ abcHay, Roy (2017-11-09). "As Socceroos face moment of truth, let's remember our football triumph of 1967". The Conversation.
^ abcdCooke, Richard (2013-06-06). "The forgotten story of … the Socceroos in Vietnam". The Guardian.
^Parkinson, James (2018-02-23). "At Height Of Vietnam War, Australia Tried Soccer Diplomacy". WBUR.
^Lane, Daniel (2014-11-08). "When the Socceroos won behind enemy lines". Sydney Morning Herald.
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The 1967 South Vietnam Independence Cup Vietnamese Cup Quốc Khanh 1967 was an invitational men s association football tournament 3 hosted by South Vietnam and played in Saigon during the Vietnam War by national teams from mostly anti communist nations that supported the American war effort The tournament was meant to be as a propaganda exercise 1 1967 South Vietnam Independence CupTournament detailsHost countrySouth VietnamCitySaigonDates4 14 November 1967 2 Teams8Venue s Cong Hoa Stadium 1 Final positionsChampions Australia 1st title Runners up South KoreaThird place South VietnamFourth place MalaysiaTournament statisticsMatches played16Goals scored62 3 88 per match The tournament had previously been held annually since 1961 though only involving South East Asian nations It was New Zealand s first international tournament 4 and it was to become Australia s first honour in international football The Australian team toured South East Asia before and after the tournament winning all ten matches Eight of the team s players went on to be part of Australia s 1974 FIFA World Cup squad but their achievement in Saigon was largely overlooked back home 5 Matches at Cong Hoa Stadium and training at an army base adjacent to a mine field were conducted under armed guard 1 4 and the teams also trained on their hotel roof 6 The tournament was held during monsoon season and many matches were rainy and muddy 6 5 Attendance was around 20 000 40 000 per match There was unrest at some matches involving Australia tear gas was deployed for the semi final against Malaysia and security had to break up a brawl between the teams 7 and the team had rocks thrown at them after they beat the hosts the vice president of South Vietnam had promised his team a bonus at half time to no avail 4 6 The final nearly did not take place after Australian military personnel were kept from being spectators until the team threatened a boycott 5 Despite the previous hostility the local crowd supported Australia over South Korea in the final The coach of the Australian team had agreed to let them keep their tracksuits if they won 6 The teams complained about the food and conditions at the Caravelle Hotel 2 where all the teams stayed 1 4 An example was when an Australian player was non fatally electrocuted by a power socket 8 There may have been a foiled plot to bomb the building 1 4 A New Zealand player fell ill and had to stay in hospital for three weeks when his team flew home 4 1 Contents 1 Participants 2 Group stage 2 1 Group A 2 2 Group B 3 Knockout stage 3 1 Semi finals 3 2 Third place play off 3 3 Final 4 ReferencesParticipants Edit Australia Hong Kong Malaysia New Zealand Singapore South Korea South Vietnam ThailandGroup stage EditGroup A Edit 4 November 1967 1967 11 04 South Vietnam 2 0 Singapore 5 November 1967 1967 11 05 Australia 5 3 New Zealand 7 November 1967 1967 11 07 South Vietnam 0 1 Australia 8 November 1967 1967 11 08 New Zealand 3 1 Singapore 10 November 1967 1967 11 10 South Vietnam 5 1 New Zealand 11 November 1967 1967 11 11 Australia 5 1 Singapore Group B Edit 4 November 1967 1967 11 04 Malaysia 3 2 Thailand 5 November 1967 1967 11 05 South Korea 1 0 Hong Kong 7 November 1967 1967 11 07 South Korea 3 1 Thailand 8 November 1967 1967 11 08 Hong Kong 0 2 Malaysia 10 November 1967 1967 11 10 Thailand 5 1 Hong Kong 11 November 1967 1967 11 11 South Korea 2 1 MalaysiaKnockout stage Edit Semi finalsFinal 12 November Australia1 14 November Malaysia0 Australia3 12 November South Korea2 South Vietnam0 South Korea3 Third place 14 November South Vietnam4 Malaysia1Semi finals Edit 12 November 1967 1967 11 12 Australia 1 0 Malaysia 12 November 1967 1967 11 12 South Vietnam 0 3 South Korea Third place play off Edit 14 November 1967 1967 11 14 South Vietnam 4 1 Malaysia Final Edit 14 November 1967 1967 11 14 Australia 3 2 South KoreaAttendance 14 547References Edit a b c d e f Stanley Ben 2013 11 10 All Whites Vietnam War blast from the past Stuff a b Dowd Fergus 2020 04 10 The Sound of Waltzing Matilda in Saigon The birth of Australian soccer in the Vietnam War The Football Faithful South Vietnam Friendly Football Tournaments RSSSF Archived from the original on 29 March 2016 Retrieved 24 November 2013 a b c d e f Stephen Craig 2020 06 12 Bombs and boots when New Zealand played football in a war zone RNZ a b c Hay Roy 2017 11 09 As Socceroos face moment of truth let s remember our football triumph of 1967 The Conversation a b c d Cooke Richard 2013 06 06 The forgotten story of the Socceroos in Vietnam The Guardian Parkinson James 2018 02 23 At Height Of Vietnam War Australia Tried Soccer Diplomacy WBUR Lane Daniel 2014 11 08 When the Socceroos won behind enemy lines Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1967 South Vietnam Independence Cup amp oldid 1138240956, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
