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Vietnam visit Japan in their last match of 2022 World Cup qualifiers at Saitama Stadium. The game kicks off at 5:35 p.m. (Hanoi time). Featured Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta (GMT+7) Oldest Latest Has news updated Before the game, Vietnam are at the bottom of group B with one win and eight …

  VnExpress News Infographic Anh Đức Welcome to our live blog coverage as Việt Nam take on Japan in the World Cup qualifiers. Kick-off is at 5:35PM Việt Nam time. Don’t miss a kick as Việt Nam aim to end their qualification campaign on a positive note.

  Trần Hưng Nguyên wins gold and sets a new national record during the Eger Cup in Hungary. Photo of Trần Hưng Nguyên HÀ NỘI — Trần Hưng Nguyên set a national record in the men’s 400m individual medley event during a tournament in Hungary on Monday. The Vietnamese came first …

Trần Thị Ánh Tuyết of Việt Nam (left) defeats Indonesian Mariska Halinda in the SEA Games women’s 53kg category final in 2019. Photo danviet.vn HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam will aim for top spot in taekwondo at the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Hà Nội this May. There are 13 weight categories organised in the kyorugi …

Taekwondo Trần Thị Ánh Tuyết of Việt Nam (left) defeats Indonesian Mariska Halinda in the SEA Games women’s 53kg category final in 2019. Photo danviet.vn HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam will aim for top spot in taekwondo at the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Hà Nội this May. There are 13 weight categories organised in …

  Việt Nam players in their first training session after arriving in Japan. — Photo VFF Anh Đức HÀ NỘI — The Việt Nam national team will be without their top scorer, one of their core centre backs and their trusty translator before their last match in the World Cup …

Ljupko Petrović has seen almost everything in the world of football, but the Vietnamese game is capable of surprising even him. To put it mildly, the 74-year-old Serbian coach has been around the block. He won the European Cup as manager of Red Star Belgrade in 1991, he became the …

Coach Hajime Moriyasu of Asian powerhouse Japan says his team need to be wary against underdogs Vietnam in Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier match. “Vietnam are sitting at the bottom of Group B but they’re a tough opponent. They have good defense and are speedy when it comes to counterattacks,” Moriyasu …

Ly Hoang Nam came in second at M25 Toulouse-Balma in France after losing 0-2 to French rival Kenny De Schepper in the final clash Sunday. The 25-year-old Vietnamese tennis ace (ranked 568) put up a tough fight but still couldn’t defeat the 2.03-meter-tall opponent (532). Schepper won both sets 6-3. …

Head coach Park Hang-seo said Vietnam’s national football team need to look beyond regional tournaments for “valuable” lessons. Speaking to press in Japan on Monday, one day before Vietnam play Japan in the second leg of the final round of 2022 World Cup qualifiers, Park said after nine matches, Vietnam …