So far, 10 teams have made their entry to the next round, which are the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Jordan, China, the Republic of Korea, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Japan and Uzbekistan.

Vietnamese footballers.

At this tournament, the number of participating teams has been expanded to 24 from 16, and a new format has been applied, under which four third-placed teams can enter the round of 16 besides the first and second best teams in each group.

At present, the Vietnamese team is not among the best four third-place finishers, ranking fifth among six.

Vietnam has not gained any points after two matches, as they lost 2-3 to Iraq in their first match of Group D in the AFC Asian Cup 2019 on January 8, and suffered a 0-2 defeat to Iran on January 12.

However, the chance is still available for the Golden Stars if they win over Yemen with high scores at the final Group D match slated for 20:00 (UAE time) on January 16.

Prime Minister: Football inspires patriotism, national pride

Football has inspired patriotism and national pride, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on December 21 when hosting the national football team and head coach Park Hang-seo who have just won the trophy of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2018.

 

Park receives special award at home after success with Vietnamese football

Ahead of the 2018 AFF Cup final return leg this weekend, Vietnam coach Park Hang-seo received good news as he was named among the 12 winners of the “Persons of the Year 2018 Awards” by the Journalists Association of Korea (JAK), at a ceremony held at the Convention Hall of the Kookmin Ilbo building in Yeouido, Seoul, on December 12.

 

AFF Cup: Vietnam Airlines increases over 3,700 seats for football fans

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will put into action an extra 3,700 seats on 14 flights between Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi to serve southern football fans who want to cheer the national team at the final match of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018.

 

Midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai nominated for Asia’s best footballer award

Midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai is the only footballer from Vietnam to be nominated for the Best Footballer of Asia Award by Titan Sports and Fox Sports Asia.

 

Vietnam Airlines increases flights to Malaysia for football fans

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will increase six more flights with an additional 1,300 seats to Kuala Lumpur on December 11 to serve football fans who come to cheer the Vietnamese national team in the first leg of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 finals.

 

Source: VNA