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The Executive Committee of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) convened an online meeting on July 23, seeking ways to help the regional football recover from COVID-19 impact.

The following is the full text of the Chairman’s Statement of the 36th ASEAN Summit, which was held on June 26 in the form of video conference.

The match between Vietnam and Malaysia in the second round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification is slated for October 13 in Malaysia, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has announced that a friendly match between the national teams of Vietnam and Kyrgyzstan slated for March 26 in southern Binh Duong province will be postponed.

Matches of the Vietnamese national men’s football team in the second round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, which are set to take place in March and June, have been put off due to fears about the acute respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Vietnam’s coach Park Hang-seo said facing the United Arab Emirates (UAE) today would be difficult, but he was confident Vietnam would come away with a win.

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

Four Vietnamese footballers have been named among the best talent at the 30th Southeast Asian Games by the prestigious website foxsportsasia.com.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Thailand on November 2.

The Promotion Fund for Vietnamese Football Talent (PVF) Football Academy signed a comprehensive partnership development agreement with FK Sarajevo Club of Bosnia & Herzegovina on October 28.

The national men football team moved up two places to return to the 97th position in the latest FIFA Men's Rankings announced on October 24.

The national men football team moved up two places to return to the 97th position in the latest FIFA Men's Rankings announced on October 24.

An ASEAN ministerial meeting in Manila, the Philippines, has agreed that five ASEAN nations – Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam – will launch a joint bid to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup.

Philippe Troussier has been appointed coach of the Vietnamese U19 team, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) announced on September 10.

A list of 23 players of Vietnam’s national football team for the match against Thailand in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on September 5 has been announced.

The national squad had their final training session on the afternoon of September 3, preparing to kick-start their 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers second round campaign.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called the national football team to show them his support ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match in Thailand on September 5.

The 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting issued a joint communiqué in Bangkok on July 31.

The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) has discussed with the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs the potential joint bid by ASEAN nations to host the 2023 FIFA World Cup, according to local media.

The men’s football teams of Vietnam will strive for the best performance at the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30), said Secretary General of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Le Hoai Anh on June 12.