VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national men’s football team maintained their place at 98th position in the world, according to the most recent global rankings released by football’s governing body FIFA.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 10 met members of the Vietnamese national women’s football team who returned home earlier the same day after earning a berth at the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time and finishing fifth at the recently-concluded 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup.

Members of the Vietnamese national women’s football team returned home on February 10 after making history by earning a berth at the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time and finishing fifth at the recently-concluded 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup.

With some good news Vietnamese athletes brought home at the first days of the new year, people expect many sports achievements in 2022 when the country will host and take part in a number of major regional and international tournaments.

VOV.VN - Coach Mai Duc Chung and members of the Vietnamese women’s football team were warmly welcomed at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on February 10 morning after earning historic 2023 World Cup berth at the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup in India.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on February 8 hosted a reception for head coach of the Vietnamese men’s football team Park Hang-seo, and leaders of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST).

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese women’s national football team will be given a bonus of US$750,000, equal to VND17 billion, from FIFA after earning a place at the 2022 FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese players have jubilantly celebrated the traditional lunar New Year holiday (Tet) with their relatives after their 3-1 convincing win over Chinese opponents as part of the final World Cup qualifying round.

State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has praised the national men’s football team and coach Park Hang Seo for a 3-1 victory over China in the final round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on February 1, when both countries were celebrating the Lunar New Year.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national women’s football team still have a chance of making it to the finals of the Women's World Cup, even if they lose to China in their coming quarterfinal clash of the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup in India.