Vietnam Women's Volleyball Team Walks with Luggage After Being Guided to Wrong Hotel

The Vietnamese women's volleyball national team, competing in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, was guided to the wrong hotel and had to walk to their destination, Vietnamese media outlet Lao Dong reported on September 14.

After arriving in Nagoya on the morning of September 14, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team took a bus provided by the organizing committee to their designated hotel, but the place they arrived at was the wrong hotel rather than the Vietnamese team's accommodation.

In the end, all members of the Vietnamese delegation had to walk from the incorrectly guided hotel to their assigned accommodation.

Photos released by the Vietnam Volleyball Federation show players, coaching staff, and team officials pulling their own carriers, personal luggage, and team equipment.

Lao Dong reported, "The problem occurred when the bus carrying the national team took the players to the wrong accommodation," adding, "The entire team, including head coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet, had to walk to the assigned hotel."

Vietnam is considered a key rival to the South Korean women's volleyball national team, which aims for a finish of fourth place or higher in this tournament.

South Korea is placed in Group D alongside Vietnam, Hong Kong, and Qatar, and if they defeat Vietnam in their match on September 18, they will likely advance to the quarterfinals as the top team in their group.

Conversely, a defeat against Vietnam increases the likelihood of dropping to second place in the group.

Finishing first in the group is expected to lead to a quarterfinal match against Kazakhstan, projected to be the runner-up of Group B, while finishing second is expected to result in a meeting with tournament favorites China in the quarterfinals. Thus, the outcome of the match against Vietnam will significantly alter their chances of reaching the semifinals.

The South Korean women's volleyball national team stumbled against Vietnam during the group stage of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games held three years ago, advancing to the quarterfinals as the second-place team in their group, where they met powerhouse China and were eliminated.
 
(Photo courtesy of the Vietnam Volleyball Federation, Yonhap News)
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