NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man's talks with leaders of the Malaysian parliament, a new regulation on the list of leadership positions and groups of leadership positions in the political system, and Hanoi’s retail sales of goods and consumer service revenue in eight months are among news highlights on September 19.
The slip was largely due to Libya, previously behind Vietnam, climbing five places from the 117th to 112th place after consecutive victories over Angola and Eswatini.
To gear up, the Vietnamese team will gather in late October, with the core squad drawn from standout performers in the 2025 national U17 championship.
The new FIFA Hub in Jakarta will not only support football development in Indonesia but also serve as a coordination centre for 21 football associations across Southeast and East Asia.
Vietnam have moved up five places to 109th in the FIFA rankings for April, with 19.04 points.
Vietnam are aiming to secure second place in Group B at the 2025 AFC U17 Asian Cup, which would guarantee them a spot in the 2025 U17 World Cup finals.
According to football-ranking.com, Vietnam are currently ranked third among the most improved teams worldwide, having gained 19 points since the last update on December 19, 2024.
Twenty-two professional referees and assistant referees, along with five non-professional referees, are participating in Vietnam’s fourth VAR (Video Assistant Referee) training course. The program is organised by the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) in collaboration with FIFA.
“We have been preparing carefully for the match in both term of physique and mentality," said Linh at a press conference on March 24.
The world football governing body FIFA showed special interest in Vietnamese football by congratulating its men’s national team on winning the ASEAN Cup 2024 and encouraging striker Nguyen Xuan Son, who unfortunately suffered a serious injury in the second leg of the final in Thailand on January 5 evening.
The Vietnamese women’s national football team wrapped up 2024 by ranking 37th in the latest FIFA World Rankings, 6th in Asia, and 1st in Southeast Asia.
Vietnam’s national team has dropped three places to 119th in the FIFA rankings for October 2024, according to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).
The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) has decided to apply Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology in its upcoming competitions after successfully introducing it at the recently concluded ASEAN U16 Boys’ Championship in Solo, Indonesia.
Vietnam dropped one spot to the 116th in FIFA June global ranking, the lowest since November 2017, according to the Vietnam Football Federation.
Coach Nguyen Dinh Hoang is working with 15 female futsal players in their first training session in Ho Chi Minh City to prepare for the 2025 FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup, to be hosted in the Philippines.
A number of V.League 1 matches will be officiated by two foreign referees from Southeast Asia, the Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF) has announced.
Vietnam and Thailand are the top seeds at the ASEAN Championship Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2024, an international football tournament held every two years, according to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).
More than 3,000 delegates from 211 member associations of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) are attending the 74th FIFA Congress in Bangkok from May 13 – 17.
