VOV.VN - The Vietnamese men’s national football team will hold a training camp behind closed doors in preparation for the third round of Asian qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in order to ensure the footballers’ safety during the country’s COVID-19 fight.

The 2021 national football season will resume in November, according to a proposal from the Vietnam Professional Football Company (VPF).

Head coach Park Hang-seo has proposed a list of 31 players as part of the plan to prepare for the FIFA 2022 World Cup final qualifiers, said the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese U23 football team have been ranked eighth in the Asian region, according to the latest rankings as announced by global football website Footy Rankings.

VOV.VN - Coach Park Hang-seo is likely to experience the toughest time in his career in Vietnam as three national football teams, including U23 and U22, will have an extremely hectic schedule until early next year due to their involvement in various international tournaments.

The Korean Football Association (KFA) has congratulated the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) on the achievements of the national men’s football team at the recently wrapped-up World Cup Asian qualifiers’ second round.

VOV.VN - A Bamboo Airways flight bringing the Vietnamese national football team home landed at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on June 17, after successfully completing their task in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during their World Cup qualifiers.

VOV.VN - Football’s world governing body FIFA have hailed the Vietnamese national team after they made history by progressing to the final round of World Cup qualifiers for the first time.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national team are due to play the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on June 15 in their final group match of the second qualifying round in the Asian region for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, seeking a ticket to the third, final qualifying round for the first time.

Vietnam will have to do without head coach Park Hang-seo in the 2022 World Cup qualifying match against the host UAE on June 15 but the RoK coach is confident of a good result in his absence.