The Vietnamese national swimming team will leave for Hungary on November 1 to train for the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games and 19th Asian Games (ASIAD).

This time next year we’ll be preparing for the World Cup in Qatar and I do worry what will happen when hundreds of thousands of fans get together for what should be a showcase event that comes around once every four years.

Coach Park Hang-seo wasn't happy with referee Adham Makhadmeh after the 1-3 loss to Oman in the 2022 World Cup qualifier on Tuesday.

An online meeting with the participating countries will take place on October 18 to know the number of athletes and members expected to attend the region's biggest sporting event.

The Vietnamese side are rooted to the bottom of Group B of the third round of qualifying.

So near, yet so far for Việt Nam and Park Hang-seo. The national team were on the cusp of a first competitive victory over China late last week, and when Nguyễn Tiến Linh equalised in the 90th minute I was convinced they would kick on to take a famous victory, as all the momentum was with the Vietnamese.

Defender Hồ Tấn Tài has expressed his hope that fans will continue to get behind the Vietnamese national team following their defeat against China in the third round of 2022 World Cup qualifying.

Whatever happens, with more than 150 medals from domestic and international competitions, Viên is still one of the greatest athletes in Việt Nam's history.

Poor results at the recent Tokyo Olympics were the last straw for Việt Nam's sport officials. A nationwide conference is set to be held setting out a vision for the country to embrace more sports success in the future