Việt Nam News

Just over two weeks ago, Việt Nam’s Nguyễn Tiến Linh latched onto a through ball and slotted past Emirati goalkeeper Ali Khaseif to score his fifth goal in seven 2022 World Cup qualifiers.

The Vietnamese national football women’s football team have been drawn in Group B of the qualifying round of 2022 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Asian Cup.

While Switzerland are by no means international minnows, pundits worldwide had tipped the French to progress from the last-16 tie with relative ease due to their status as a far superior side on paper.

With the draw for the third round of World Cup qualifying just days away, it’s time for some dreaming.

Switzerland defeated world champions France 5-4 on penalties in the last 16 of Euro 2020 on Monday as Kylian Mbappe missed the decisive spot-kick in the shootout following a thrilling 3-3 draw in Bucharest.

The 31st SEA Games hosted by Việt Nam later this year is likely to be postponed until April or May 2022.

 Old foes England and Germany face off in the last 16 of Euro 2020 on Tuesday with the victors knowing they will then be favourites to go on and reach the final thanks to a kind-looking draw.

Temporary Viettel coach Jurgen Gede said his team only lost to Ulsan Hyundai, the defending champions of the AFC Champions League, due to one crucial moment and otherwise performed.

Viettel will kick off their debut Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League campaign against defending champions Ulsan Hyundai on Saturday in Thailand.

Quách Thị Lan has promised to give her best performance at the coming Olympics after she was confirmed as the only Vietnamese track-and-field set to compete in Japan.

It may be difficult to believe, but England have not beaten Germany in the knock-out stages of an international tournament since 1966 – the year of their only World Cup triumph.

The Việt Nam Professional Football (VPF) Company has proposed a plan for the resumption of club football to end the season on schedule.

Due to the complicated COVID-19 situation in Thailand, Viettel FC's players and coaching staff must obey strict regulations on pandemic prevention during their time in the country for Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League matches in Bangkok.

For weeks, track and field athlete Khuất Phương Anh has been training in the Hà Nội-based National Sports Training Centre, without being allowed out.

Underdog status probably suits coach Park just fine and having made it this far it’s hard to argue against sticking with the tactics that have brought the team this far, but I’m going to give it a go anyway.

Defender Bùi Tiến Dũng says Vietnamese football has a bright future thanks to success in recent years, including reaching the third round of World Cup qualifiers.

Matteo Pessina scored as Italy made it three wins out of three at Euro 2020 by beating 10-man Wales 1-0 to finish top of Group A on Sunday with both teams advancing to the last 16.

Xherdan Shaqiri scored twice as Switzerland beat Turkey 3-1 in Baku on Sunday but they will have to wait to see if they reach the last 16 of Euro 2020 as one of the four best third-placed teams.