On the morning of June 29th in Los Angeles (USA), the Canadian team won 1-0 against South Africa, officially advancing to the 1/8 round of the 2026 World Cup.
This is the first time Canada has gone so far in its history of participating in World Cups. For fans, this victory brings overwhelming happiness.
Sharing with Lao Dong reporters from Toronto (Canada), MC Thao Van said that these days, the football atmosphere is filled everywhere in Canada.
She recounted that not only people watched each match, but thousands of tourists from all over the world also flocked to the World Cup host cities, creating a completely different excitement for Canada.
I think football will be like that, football has a charm that makes everywhere the same, all exciting, all concerned. In Canada it's the same, everyone talks about football.
I watched outside the stadiums in both Vancouver and Toronto, I saw them cheering for football very enthusiastically, but also very gently, and then celebrating victory in a very orderly and joyful way," MC Thao Van said.

On her personal page, MC Thao Van shared a series of photos exploring Canada. During her journey, the female MC visited many famous cities in the Mekong Delta such as Vancouver, Delta and Victoria...
MC Thao Van confided in an article: "This trip is so full of emotions! Wherever you go, you receive the extremely warm and sincere feelings of the brothers and sisters, friends, siblings, and grandchildren here. That is probably the most wonderful thing about this trip!
Loud, cheerful, affectionate, working in a moment when I forgot I was in Canada, I thought I was returning to that small hamlet of Lang Son back then, again that little girl Van xiu xiu, just stepping out the door and meeting the familiar faces of a time so far away. Suddenly tears flowed down...
MC Thao Van was born in 1970 in Lang Son. She became attached to the program hosting profession in the 1990s thanks to actively participating in youth union and association work during her student years.
During her student years, MC Thao Van won seven gold medals in the Hanoi Student Singing Contest, and a gold medal at the National Student Singing Festival.
MC Thao Van is famous for hosting programs: Meeting at the End of the Week, Meeting at the End of the Year, Gala of Laughter, Me and Us, Rubic online, Healthy and Useful, Music Game, Happy Memories...
