VietNamNet Bridge – Because of the severe heat in
the last few days, hundreds of football fans in Hanoi and HCM City watched Euro
2016 on the sidewalks.
VietNamNet Bridge – Because of the severe heat in
the last few days, hundreds of football fans in Hanoi and HCM City watched Euro
2016 on the sidewalks.
In Hanoi
People watched the opening match of Euro 2016 between France and Romania on Hang Bong Street, Hoan Kiem District.
It was too hot, so some men were only partly clothed watching football.
A group of men in Hang Bong Street arranged tables and chairs on the pavement to watch football through a big screen connected with the Internet.
Two French students (Lea and Amelie) watched the game with them. They said they were wandering in the Old Quarter at midnight to find a coffee shop or a bar where they could watch football and cheer for their home team when they saw this interesting space. They wanted to be involved and they agreed.
On Hang Mam Street, two security guards of the stores cheered for their favorite team.
Watching football on the street, men could scream at ease without affecting the sleep of family members. The photo was taken at the intersection of Cho Gao (Hoan Kiem District).
Duong Van Quyet, a taxi driver, stopped his car on the roadside to watch the game.
A young couple
At night, they could sit on the roadside to watch football.
An iced tea shop on Giap Nhat Street (Thanh Xuan district) with a tiny TV set.
At a coffee shop on Hang Da Street.
A coffee shop on Nguyen Trai Street.
A fan of the French team.
In HCM City
Le Ngoc Man, 76, a farmer from Long An province, joined the busy atmosphere of young people at a coffee shop near the Military Zone 7 stadium.
In Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City, coffee and tea shops along the roads of D2, D3, D5 ... arranged screens on the sidewalk to serve fans.
The viewers paid VND15,000 ($0.7)/drink to watch the match.