However, behind that excitement, someone may think and ask: Should we create our own collective celebration style, instead of borrowing other people's identity to celebrate our own victory?
Before the Viking style that the Norwegian team showed impressively at the 2026 World Cup, Vietnamese football also borrowed the "Thunderclap" clapping style imbued with the imprint of Icelanders from EURO 2016. Thousands of hands also clapped, harmonizing with the unanimous shouts, creating impressive visual and auditory effects. But in the end, those are still just "imported" products, a unique cultural feature of Northern European warriors that we borrow to put on in moments of joy.
Why can a football background rich in emotions, possessing the most enthusiastic fan base in the world like Vietnam, not be able to shape a celebration ritual imbued with its own identity?
Each match of the team is not only about the score story, but also the time when national culture is most clearly honored. For a nation that has gone through thousands of years of history, the culture in the S-shaped country is not lacking in traditional materials, rich in symbolism and high resonance. It's just choosing and how to end a celebration that expresses its identity.
In fact, borrowing famous world celebration styles is not wrong, because sports always need emotional interaction and spread. But repetition easily makes our historical moments remembered by images reminiscent of other places. An intrinsic victory ceremony, initiated by the players themselves and followed by millions of fans, will not only create an identification brand on the international football map, but also a deep bond connecting national pride.
Victory with Vietnamese spirit, celebrating with the identity of Vietnamese people.
