{"id":1980463,"date":"2023-07-22T18:18:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-22T22:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uswnt-vs-vietnam-notice-the-major-difference-between-the-two-national-anthems\/"},"modified":"2023-07-22T18:21:41","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T22:21:41","slug":"uswnt-vs-vietnam-notice-the-major-difference-between-the-two-national-anthems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uswnt-vs-vietnam-notice-the-major-difference-between-the-two-national-anthems\/","title":{"rendered":"USWNT vs. Vietnam: Spot the Anthem Contrast"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fuswnt-vs-vietnam-notice-the-major-difference-between-the-two-national-anthems%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1980463&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>USWNT vs. \u2064Vietnam: Notice the Major Difference Between the Two National\u2064 Anthems?<\/h2>\n<p>Friday\u2019s grand kickoff to the 2023 Women\u2019s World Cup went the way it normally does for the U.S. women\u2019s\u200d national \u200bsoccer team.<\/p>\n<p>The American women showed up, dominated, won convincingly \u2014 and sparked another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-womens-soccer-team-kneels-for-anthem-wears-black-lives-matter\/\" title=\"US Women's Soccer Team Kneels for Anthem, Wears 'Black Lives Matter'\">national anthem<\/a> controversy.<\/p>\n<p>In what is becoming\u2062 a noticeably common trend with the world\u2019s best women\u2019s soccer team, the actual results of the \u2063game have become almost secondary. And while that\u2019s partially due to how overwhelmingly dominant the team is, it\u2019s also partially because the team\u2063 has made a habit of entangling itself \u200din national anthem\u2063 controversies, \u00e0 la former NFL star \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/colin-kaepernick-digging-deeper-hole-just-said-white-adoptive-parents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colin Kaepernick<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, \u200cto be\u2062 completely\u200d fair, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walsh-bachelor-host-called-racist-for-advocating-grace-and-forgiveness-now-hes-stepping-down-from-the-show\/\" title=\"WALSH: \u2018Bachelor\u2019 Host Called Racist For Advocating Grace And Forgiveness. Now He\u2019s Stepping Down From The Show.\">latest controversy<\/a> is a far cry \u2064from a protest. Every lady representing the United\u2062 States was standing at attention for the ceremonial playing of \u201cThe Star-Spangled\u2062 Banner\u201d before the World Cup game against Vietnam.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-the-uk-resistance-to-transgender-activism-is-fueled-by-socialized-medicine-and-feminist-wine-moms\/\" title=\"In the UK, Resistance to Transgender Activism Is Fueled by Socialized Medicine and Feminist Wine Moms\">controversy arose<\/a> because they literally didn\u2019t do much \u200celse.<\/p>\n<p>And that was a noticeably stark juxtaposition to the women representing Vietnam.<\/p>\n<p>Many viewers, including those at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/majority-uswnt-remains-silent-national-anthem-plays-prior-world-cup-opener-against-vietnam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox\u200d News<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/07\/21\/uswnt-players-largely-silent-during-national-anthem-in-world-cup-opener\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>, couldn\u2019t help but notice that while nearly the entire Vietnamese women\u2019s team\u200b was singing along with the country\u2019s national anthem (\u201cTi\u1ebfn\u2064 Qu\u00e2n Ca,\u201d or \u201cSong of a Marching Army\u201d)\u200d with\u200d hands over their hearts,\u2064 most of the \u200bAmerican team just sort of stood there.<\/p>\n<p>It was business\u200b as usual \u2062for the U.S. women, \u2064and, again, there\u2019s nothing wrong with that in and of itself \u2014 but just because there\u2019s nothing wrong with it doesn\u2019t mean it didn\u2019t stick \u2063out like a badly\u200c missed tackle.<\/p>\n<p>Take a\u2062 look for yourself at some \u2063of these more muted responses to \u201cThe Star-Spangled Banner\u201d playing:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>THE NATIONAL ANTHEM PLAYS AT THE 2023 FIFA WOMEN\u2019S WORLD CUP FOR THE FIRST TIME  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/czqIXr5zBT\">pic.twitter.com\/czqIXr5zBT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOXSoccer\/status\/1682555654177714177?\">July 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It was a totally fine response that probably wouldn\u2019t have gotten\u2062 a second thought had every last member of the team across the field not been proudly singing with hands\u2063 held over their hearts.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ti\u1ebfn Qu\u00e2n Ca <\/p>\n<p>FOR THE FIRST TIME \u2064EVER, VIETNAM\u2019S NATIONAL ANTHEM IS PLAYED AT THE FIFA\u2062 WOMEN\u2019S \u2064WORLD CUP!  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gflhypkC0r\">pic.twitter.com\/gflhypkC0r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FOX Soccer\u2062 (@FOXSoccer) \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOXSoccer\/status\/1682556109477879809?\">July\u200b 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In fact, most national anthem introductions at the women\u2019s World Cup thus far have been\u200d far\u200d more like Vietnam\u2019s than America\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, it\u2019s\u200b worth noting that \u200dthe USWNT\u2019s thorny history with the national anthem isn\u2019t helping matters, as it puts everything they \u200cdo \u2014 or don\u2019t do, in this case \u2014 under a far more scrutinizing microscope.<\/p>\n<p>As recently as 2020, the\u2063 USWNT <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/us-womens-soccer-team-protests-national-anthem-equal-pay-dispute\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thumbed their collective noses<\/a> at \u201cThe Star-Spangled Banner\u201d as a form of protest over pay disparity issues.<\/p>\n<p>While nobody knelt for the anthem in that instance, the players did intentionally obscure any\u2063 reference to\u200b America that might have been on\u2063 their uniform.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The USWNT \u2063has taken the field with their warm up \u200bjerseys inside out, hiding the US Soccer crest.<\/p>\n<p>This is in\u200b response to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-7-most-underreported-cnn-scandals-in-chris-cuomos-legal-complaint\/\" title=\"The 7 Most Underreported CNN Scandals In Chris Cuomo\u2019s Legal Complaint\">latest legal filings<\/a> by the US Soccer Federation in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uswnt-vs-vietnam-notice-the-major-difference-between-the-two-national-anthems\/\" title=\"USWNT vs. Vietnam: Spot the Anthem Contrast\">gender discrimination lawsuit filed<\/a> by 28 US players. (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espnW?\">@espnW<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BTZgYeeNMD\">pic.twitter.com\/BTZgYeeNMD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportsCenter\/status\/1237894501848346624?\">March 12, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On top of that, controversial USWNT star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/megan-rapinoe-suffers-humiliating-fate-final-uswnt-game-american-soil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Megan Rapinoe<\/a>, who\u200c is appearing \u2062in her final World Cup as she\u2019s set to retire soon, has always been a lightning rod for criticism due to her \u2063vocal championing of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tennis-legend-martina-navratilova-calls-megan-rapinoe-trans-athletes-comments-really-megan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">far-left causes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As to the game itself, the USWNT annihilated the opposition, beating Vietnam to the \u200ctune of 3-0.<\/p>\n<p>The USWNT, heavily favored to win it all this year, will next play on Wednesday against the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/uswnt-vs-vietnam-notice-major-difference-two-national-anthems\/\">USWNT vs.\u200d Vietnam: Notice\u200b the Major Difference Between the Two National Anthems?<\/a> \u2062appeared first \u200con <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday&#8217;s 2023 Women&#8217;s World Cup opener followed the usual script for the U.S. women&#8217;s national soccer team. They triumphed, displaying dominance, and triggered yet another national anthem dispute. This recurring pattern continues to define the world&#8217;s top women&#8217;s soccer squad, highlighting their consistent success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2015,"featured_media":1980464,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1980463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1980463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2015"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1980463"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1980463\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1980464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1980463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1980463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1980463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}