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Vietnam continued their campaign in Asia’s second qualifying round for the 2022 FIFA World Cup with a convincing 3-1 win over Indonesia in their Group G encounter in Bali on Tuesday evening. This is Vietnam’s second consecutive victory within five days after they put one goal past Malaysia in Hanoi last Thursday. The first 25 minutes of the match passed with few notable chances for either side. In the 26th minute, Doan Van Hau received the ball from Nguyen Quang Hai’s corner kick, drawing away the attention of the Indonesian defensive line, but the SC Heerenveen star could not convert his header. As a host defender failed to clear the ball, Do Duy Manh touched the ball in from close range and opened the scoring spree for Vietnam. Do Duy Manh scores the first goal for Vietnam. Video: VTV The hosts could not find an equalizer in the remainder of the first half, and both teams headed for the changing room at 1-0 on the … [Read more...] about Vietnam cruise past Indonesia in second FIFA World Cup qualification triumph

Bangkok (VNA) – 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. Delegates at the 5th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Sports (AMMS-5) held that Thailand would play the leading role in the joint bid, Thai Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said, adding that he will bring the matter to the Thai cabinet for approval later. At the 34th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok on June 22-23, ASEAN leaders consented to jointly bid to host the World Cup. Right after Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha announced the ASEAN pledge, Football Association of Thailand (FAT) chief Somyot Poompunmuang called on the Government to make its plans for the joint bid clear. In late July, Somyot discussed the planned joint ASEAN bid with some leading officials of the Foreign Ministry. Somyot said the … [Read more...] about ASEAN pushes joint bid to host 2034 World Cup

Vietnam's national team (Source: laodong.vn) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Next Media has announced it owns the exclusive rights to broadcast two away matches of the national team in the World Cup 2022 qualification campaign. These matches include fixtures against Malaysia on March 31, 2020, and the UAE on June 9, 2020. All of the national team’s games will be broadcast live on VTC1. Earlier, Next Media won the rights to broadcast Vietnam’s away ties against Thailand on September 5 and Indonesia on October 15. In addition, the Vietnam Football Federation signed a deal to transfer the broadcasting rights of the Vietnamese national team’s four home games during the World Cup 2022 qualification campaign. These include home matches against Malaysia on October 10, the UAE on November 13, Thailand on November 19, and Indonesia on June 4, 2020. Vietnam under the guidance of Republic of Korean head coach Park Hang-seo are training in the Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre in … [Read more...] about Next Media owns exclusive rights to broadcast VN World Cup matches

  Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam secured their first victory at the World Cup 2022’s second qualifying round in the match against Malaysia at the My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on October 10. The game started off with a balance as the two sides launched consecutive attacks against each other. At the 28th minute, Nguyen Quang Hai put the ball in the back of the net but it was ruled out for offside. However, he opened the score for Vietnam from a pass of captain Que Ngoc Hai just five minutes before the first half’s official time. It is Vietnam’s first goal in the qualifiers. In the second half, Vietnam showed their unyielding spirits as Malaysia strengthened their offence with a slightly higher possession of 52 percent.  The home team successfully maintained the score until the end of the match, thereby gaining total four points in Group G. They will play Indonesia in an away match five days later. Vietnam have been drawn in the same group of World Cup … [Read more...] about Vietnam score first win at World Cup 2022 qualifiers

Vietnamese goalkeeper Dang Van Lam (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese goalkeeper Dang Van Lam was named among the 10 best goalies of the 2020 World Cup qualifiers in the Asian zone by afc.com on October 16. After three matches in the World Cup qualifiers, thanks to the outstanding performance of Lam, Vietnam tied goalless with Thailand, beat Malaysia 1-0 and Indonesia 3-1 to rank second in Group G. Lam conceded only one goal in the game with Indonesia on October 15 and was included on the list by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The top 10 also includes Jo Hyeon-woo of the Republic of Korea, Junling Yan of China, Alireza Beiranvand of Iran and Siwarak Tedsungnoen of Thailand. The confederation also named goalies from Qatar, Japan, Australia, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Tajikistan. Vietnam are currently among the top four best second-placed teams in the Asian zone’s second qualifying round for the World Cup 2022. According to the AFC, the … [Read more...] about Lam named among best 10 goalies of World Cup qualifiers