Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 15 sent a letter to encourage the national men’s football team before their participation in the last match of the Group D round with Yemen at the Asian Cup 2019.
Yemen media have said their team is less likely to beat Vietnam in their critical match on January 16, the result of which will decide who might have the opportunity to enter the ongoing Asian Cup 2019’s knockout stage.
Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong called on agencies, organisations, businesses and people from all social strata to join hands in supporting disadvantaged people, while addressing an event in Hanoi on January 13.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on January 12 announced top ten cultural, sport and tourism events in 2018.
Lawmakers of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Vietnam will have their first friendly football match in Hanoi later this month, Yonhap News Agency reported.
Head coach Park Hang-seo said at a press briefing on January 7 that group D is a tough group with the region’s two leading teams: Iran and Iraq.
The world football governing body FIFA has recognised the Vietnam national football team’s undefeated streak on its website.
In the training session on January 6, the national football team focused on offensive and defensive exercises which will be applied during the outing against Iraq at Asian Cup 2019.
President of the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) Nguyen Thi Xuan Thu on January 5 presented 30 gift packages to poor children who are undergoing treatment at Hanoi-based Viet Duc Hospital ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
The inspiring journey of WeChoice Awards 2018 ended with a gala night in Ho Chi Minh City on January 5, honouring the most inspirational persons, stories, events, products and works with positive impacts on the community.
After a day break for New Year 2019, the national football team gather back for training to prepare for Asian Cup 2019.
The capital city of Hanoi is welcoming New Year’s Eve 2019 with a wide range of art shows.
Head coach Park Hang-seo has announced the names of 24 players of the national men’s football team who will travel to Qatar for the team’s training camp ahead of the AFC Asian Cup 2019, according to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).
Vietnam’s sports sector will focus on developing major sports in 2019 to record higher achievements at the 30th Southeast Asian Games and the 10th Para Games in the Philippines, World Beach Games 2019 and Olympic and Paralympic 2020, as well as other regional and global sport games.
Nguyen Quang Hai and Nguyen Thi Tuyet Dung won the Vietnam Golden Ball award during a ceremony honouring Vietnam’s Best Players in 2018 was held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 22.
Football has inspired patriotism and national pride, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on December 21 when hosting the national football team and head coach Park Hang-seo who have just won the trophy of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2018.
The Vietnam Football Federation has hired fitness coach Willander Fonseca on a trial basis to work with Vietnamese players to prepare for the Asian Cup 2019.
Vietnam’s national men’s football team has maintained its 100th spot in the latest International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) rankings released on December 20.
