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Football coach Park Hang-seo was honoured on August 27 with a second-class Labour Order, while his assistants Lee Young-jin and Kim Han-yoon received the Certificates of Merit from the Prime Minister, in recognition of their contributions to Vietnamese football.

Coach Park Hang-seo has said his top priority next year will be the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.

Vietnamese midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai has been unexpectedly voted among the leading 500 most important players in the world by football publication World Soccer.

Prestigious sports website Fox Sports Asia has created a poll for football supporters to select their dream Asian defence and renowned Vietnam defender Doan Van Hau is listed among the nine nominees.

Head coach Park Hang-seo will have some hard decisions to make ahead of the national team's next World Cup qualifier against Malaysia due to the spread of the deadly new coronavirus.

The Republic of Korea (RoK) beat Jordan 2-1 in the quarter-finals of the 2020 AFC U23 Championship after a dramatic 95th-minute winner at the Thammasat Stadium on January 19.

Vietnam national Under-23 team will play their final match of the AFC U23 Championship 2020’s Group stage against North Korea U-23 team. Coach Park Hang-seo’s team also received a mentality boost from Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Vietnam lost to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) 1-2 in their last group game on January 16, thus out of the ongoing 2020 AFC U23 Championship.

Vietnam is in the third place of Group D of the ongoing AFC U23 Championships after drawing Jordan 0-0 in the match on January 13 at Chang Arena Stadium in Thailand.

Vietnam face a must-win clash against Jordan in AFC U23 Championships on January 13 in Thailand, according to head coach Park Hang-seo.

Vietnam had a goalless match against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in their Group D of the ongoing 2020 AFC U23 Championship, which took place in Thailand’s Buriram province on January 10.

Saudi Arabia took the lead in Group B at the 2020 AFC U23 Championship in Thailand after a 2-1 victory over Japan on January 9.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced the top 10 culture, sports and tourism events of Vietnam in 2019.

Vietnamese striker Ha Duc Chinh has been named as one of the players to watch out for at the AFC U23 Championship 2020 finals in Thailand.

Vietnamese football enjoyed a hugely successful 2019 and are now the undisputed king of ASEAN football, but leaders of the national football federation think there's even more to come in 2020.

Vietnam’s U23 team are gearing up for the upcoming 2020 AFC U23 Championships finals to be held from January 8 to 26 next year in Thailand.

Vietnamese midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai’s goal ‘Rainbow in the Snow’ in the final between Vietnam and Uzbekistan in the AFC U23 Championship 2018 has been chosen as the most iconic goal of the tournament.

Vietnamese midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai’s fantastic goal ‘Rainbow in the Snow’ in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship 2018 in China has been chosen as the most iconic goal.

Vietnam ends 2019 as the Southeast Asian No 1 in football, following the December rankings released by FIFA on December 19.

Vietnamese midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai is one of the top 24 nominees of the Best Footballers of Asia 2019 award held by China's Titan Sports newspaper.