The 2026 World Cup will have 104 matches instead of the traditional 64 games due to the expanded format with 48 teams taking part, global football governing body FIFA said on Tuesday ahead of its Congress in Kigali, Rwanda.
Vietnamese sports will compete in the region’s largest sports festival - SEA Games 32, scheduled to be held in Cambodia from May 5-17. After the great success of the games at home, Vietnam is about to enter a new tournament with many difficulties, requiring a lot of efforts in the face of regulations restricting participation in many events.
The number one female badminton player in Vietnam Nguyen Thuy Linh defeated Opatniputh Pitchamon 2-1 to advance to the final of Thailand International Challenger.
Vietnam advanced to the next qualification round of the AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup after a 1-1 draw with India in Group F on March 11 at Pho Tho Stadium.
Tran Thi Doan Trang bagged a bronze medal for Vietnam in the women’s monobob event at the Asian Championships held by the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF) in PyeongChang, the Republic of Korea (RoK) on March 12.
