Fifty years post-reunification, Vietnamese football has made a remarkable journey from humble beginnings to international recognition.

After the national football team of Vietnam won their third ASEAN championship trophy following an impressive second-leg final victory against Thailand in Bangkok on January 5, major media outlets of Cambodia, such as Thmey Thmey, Koh Santepheap Daily, and FRESH News ran stories lauding Vietnam’s outstanding performance.

In a thrilling second leg of the final on the evening of January 5 in Thailand, the Vietnamese team, led by Korean coach Kim Sang-sik, secured a nail-biting 3-2 victory against Thailand, claiming the title with an aggregate score of 5-3 over two legs. Media outlets from the Republic of Korea have lauded the spectacular achievement of the Vietnamese men’s national football team in the ASEAN Cup 2024.

Coach Park Hang-seo has returned to Vietnamese football, taking on the role of advisor to Bac Ninh FC.

Cambodia’s website sbm.news quoted President of the Southeast Asian Football Federation (AFF) Khiev Sameth as saying he is impressed with the progress and contributions of Vietnamese football in the regional games and hoped that Vietnam will book tickets to the 2026 FIFA World Cup final.

The July 22 game between Vietnam and the US during the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 in New Zealand drew 6.26 million viewers, making it the most-watched football telecast in the US since last year’s men’s World Cup final, according to Fox Sports.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has selected striker Nguyen Thi Thanh Nha of the Vietnamese women's team as one of six young Asian stars who could have a breakout tournament.

FPT Play and the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) have announced that they would cooperate on the broadcasting rights of all national teams' matches for the next four years.

Vietnam's U22 football team arrived in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on April 26 for the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 32) that will officially kick off in early May.

FIFA, football's world governing body, has invested 2.7 million USD to develop Vietnamese football.

New manager Philippe Troussier began his job with the national football team on March 1 and targets a first World Cup appearance for Vietnam.

Eighteen referees and assistant referees are attending a video assistant referee (VAR) technology training course, which was launched by the Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF) on February 20.

Mr. Park Hang-seo ended his role as Head Coach of the Vietnamese men’s national football team, ending 5 years of major success and marking a proud point in the history of Vietnamese football.

Vietnam had a good start at the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022 with a 6-0 triumph against Laos on December 21, which helped the team rise to the top of Group B.

Head coach Park Hang-seo and his players are ready for the AFF Cup 2022, despite the fact that this will be his last tournament as head coach of Vietnam, Park said at a press conference on December 20 before the game against Laos.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) held its 9th Congress for the 2022-2026 tenure in Hanoi on November 6.

The recent victories against Singapore and India have promoted Vietnam to the 96th position in the FIFA rankings, the 17th position in Asia and the first in Southeast Asia, according to website football-ranking.com.

“Son, Goal!“, the first manga series about Vietnamese football produced by a Japanese publisher, made debut in Vietnam on July 28.

Vietnam crushed the Philippines 4-1 in the 2022 Southeast Asian U19 Football Championship held in Indonesia on July 4 afternoon.

Kadokawa JSC of Japan on March 28 introduced a comic series about Vietnamese football which it is going to publish.