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Opening of the Second Mid-Season Training Workshop for Referee Assessors and Referees of the 2025/26 National Professional Football Leagues

On the afternoon of March 30, at the Thong Nhat Sports Hall (Ho Chi Minh City), the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), in collaboration with the Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF), held the opening ceremony for the second mid-season training workshop of the 2025/26 National Professional Football Leagues, dedicated to referee assessors and referees.

General Secretary To Lam attends 80th anniversary of Vietnam’s Sports and Physical Training Sector

On the morning of March 28, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism solemnly held a ceremony to celebrate the 80th Traditional Day of Vietnam’s Physical Education and Sports Sector (March 27, 1946 – March 27, 2026). General Secretary To Lam attended the celebration.

Ticket sales announcement for the match between the Vietnam National Team and the Malaysia National Team in the final round of the AFC Asian Cup 2027 qualifiers

The Organizing Committee announces the ticket sales plan for the match between the Vietnam National Team and the Malaysia National Team in the final round of the AFC Asian Cup 2027 qualifiers as follows:

VFF’s leaders visit and encourage injured U20 women’s national team player

On the afternoon of March 19, Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) General Secretary Nguyen Van Phu visited and encouraged Ha Phuong Nga of the Vietnam U20 women’s national team, who is undergoing treatment for an injury during the training camp in preparation for the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup 2026.

FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings go live with real-time updates during men’s and women’s national team matches

The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings will now be updated live in an exciting and innovative change that will mean fans can see where their country ranks as goals are scored in matches around the world. Following their introduction in 1992, the FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s World Rankings have traditionally been published after the final games of an international window. However, they will […]

Two national football teams nominated for “Sports Achievement of the Year” at the 2026 Devotion Awards

The 20th Devotion Awards 2026, organized by Sports & Culture Newspaper (Vietnam News Agency), have officially announced the list of nominees in the sports categories. Notably, Vietnamese football has two representatives in the top three nominees for the “Sports Achievement of the Year” category, namely the Vietnam U22 National Team and the Vietnam Women’s Futsal National Team.

Referees Ngô Duy Lân and Nguyễn Trung Hậu pass AFC VAR selection test

Vietnamese referees Ngô Duy Lân and Nguyễn Trung Hậu have successfully passed the AFC VAR selection test and have officially been included in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Video Match Officials (VMO) Panel 2026.

VFF meets with Local Organizing Committee on plan for the match between Vietnam national football team and Malaysia national football team

In preparation for the match between the Vietnam national football team and the Malaysia national football team in the final round of the AFC Asian Cup 2027 qualification, scheduled to take place at Thien Truong Stadium, the Vietnam Football Federation on the morning of March 12 coordinated with relevant authorities of Ninh Binh Province to hold a meeting to discuss the organization plan for the match.

Ticket Sales Information for the International Friendly Match: Vietnam national football team vs Bangladesh national football team

The Organizing Committee announces the ticket sales plan for the international friendly match between the Vietnam national football team and the Bangladesh national football team as follows: 1. Venue: Hang Day Stadium 2. Time: 19:00, March 26, 2026 A. Ticket Prices VND 300,000 per ticket VND 200,000 per ticket B. Ticket Distribution and Delivery I. […]

Vietnamese Football receives Four Certificates of Merit from the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism

The Minister of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam has issued Decision No. 354/QĐ-BVHTTDL on awarding Certificates of Merit to four teams and 23 individuals selected as the Outstanding National Teams, Coaches and Athletes of 2025. Vietnamese football is honored to receive four Certificates of Merit from the Minister, including the Vietnam U22 National Football Team, head coach Kim Sang-sik, head coach Mai Duc Chung, and player Nguyen Dinh Bac.