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As the night wore on, thousands of fans continued to pour into central streets, causing traffic congestion to stretch for kilometers along routes such as Ton Duc Thang Street, Khanh Hoi Bridge and Ba Son Bridge.
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Lines of people and vehicles extend from Khanh Hoi Bridge to Me Linh Square. Photo by Thanh Tung |
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Crowds and traffic stretch from Khanh Hoi Bridge to the Ton Duc Thang–Nguyen Hue intersection. Photo by Thanh Tung |
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Heavy congestion grips Ton Duc Thang Street. Photo by Thanh Tung |
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The Me Linh Square area around the Tran Hung Dao statue is packed with people and vehicles cheering. Photo by Thanh Tung |
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Photo by Thanh Tung |
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Dense crowds of people and vehicles cheer on Ba Son Bridge across the Saigon River. Photo by Thanh Tung |
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Ba Son Bridge is packed with people heading toward the city center. Photo by Thanh Tung |
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Photo by Thanh Tung |
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Photo by Thanh Tung |
Along Truong Thi Street, Le Duan Boulevard and around the central square in Nghe An in central Vietnam, long lines of motorbikes and cars stretched out, moving slowly. Residents waved national flags and banners, honked their horns, and repeatedly chanted "Vietnam champions" and "Vietnam victory" as they passed through intersections.
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Photos by Duc Hung |
Video by Huy Manh
Video by Loc Chung, Hoang Phuong
Around midnight, residents on Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street and Ton Duc Thang Street continued taking to the streets with pots, pans and homemade trophies, whipping up the atmosphere to celebrate the Vietnam U22 team’s victory.
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Supporters bang pans to stir up the crowd on Nguyen Hue Street. Photo by Quynh Tran |
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Another group of fans bring pots to drum up support. Photo by Quynh Tran |
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Fans carry homemade trophies while waving flags in celebration of the national team. Photo by Quynh Tran |
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Supporters blow horns and wave flags, cheering nonstop in high spirits. Photo by Quynh Tran |
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A young child is carried by her mother onto Nguyen Hue Street to join the celebrations. Photo by Quynh Tran |
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Dense crowds pack the intersection of Ton Duc Thang and Nguyen Hue–Dong Khoi. Photo by Thanh Tung |
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At 11 p.m., traffic police erected barricades to divert traffic on Pho Hue Street toward Hoan Kiem Lake in central Hanoi. Photo by Hoang Giang |
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A sea of red flags with yellow stars fills Pho Hue Street in Hanoi. Photo by Hoang Giang |
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In Hue City, traffic police were stationed at multiple locations where large crowds took to the streets to celebrate. Photo by Vo Thanh |
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Some violations were recorded and tickets issued. Photo by Vo Thanh |
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Photo by Vo Thanh |
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Video by Le Tan
