However, it was Luc who emerged as the champion, becoming only the third Vietnamese player - after Chien and Minh - to claim this prestigious title.

Vietnamese athletes have made a strong showing at the ongoing 18th CMAS Finswimming World Cup 2024 Round 4 in Phuket, Thailand, claiming three gold medals.

Omar Al Ali, a referee from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will officiate in the final match between Vietnam and Iraq in the second qualifiers of the 2026 World Cup, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced.

Vietnam beat the Philippines 2-0 in their opening match of the World Cup 2026 qualifiers at Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila, the Philippines on November 16.

Vietnam will play a friendly match with Palestine on September 11 at the Thien Truong Stadium in northern Nam Dinh province, as part of the FIFA Days events.

The national women's football team lost 0-9 to Spain in a friendly at McLean Park Stadium in New Zealand on July 14.

Coach Mai Duc Chung highlighted Vietnam's weak spots in the recent friendly match against New Zealand and asked his players to quickly fix problems prior to their World Cup campaign.

The Vietnam Football Federation announced that the Vietnamese national women’s football team and head coach Mai Duc Chung arrived in New Zealand on July 6 to start their 2023 FIFA World Cup campaign.

Ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, an article introducing the coach and players of Vietnam women’s football team has been published on fifa.com under the title of “Trailblazing Vietnam ready to break new ground”.

Midfielder Tran Thi Hai Linh has said the goal of the Vietnamese women's football team at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup is to take one point.

Vietnamese footballer Nguyen Quang Hai has ended his contract with the French side Pau FC one year ahead of schedule.

Vietnam handed a 3-0 defeat to Indonesia at their first match of the AFC U20s Women's Asian Cup qualifiers in the northern province of Phu Tho on March 7.

The 2022 World Cup has identified the four best teams reaching the semi-finals after victories in the quarterfinals: Argentina, Croatia, France and Morocco.

With football’s biggest festival on the horizon, the people of Bat Trang pottery village in Hanoi have created “Made in Vietnam” World Cup trophies to satisfy the passion of fans.

Vietnam will go home empty-handed after losing 3-4 to Myanmar in the third-place playoff of the AFF Women's Cup in Manila, the Philippines, on July 17.

The media in Thailand ran many articles on the women’s football final between their country and hosts Vietnam at SEA Games 31 on May 21.

The Asian media congratulated the feat of the Vietnamese women’s football team for the first time winning a ticket to attend the Women’s World Cup finals, and praised the outstanding efforts of the players.

Vietnam lost 4-0 to Australia in World Cup qualification on January 27 in Melbourne, ending their dreams of winning a ticket to the Qatar finals later this year.

The Vietnamese women's football team retain their top position in Southeast Asia in the latest women’s rankings for the third quarter of this year as announced by the world football’s governing body, FIFA, on August 20.

Vietnamese players are working hard to make their World Cup dream true, especially since the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) recently decided to withdraw from Asian Cup qualification.