The drawing was conducted on July 17 at the headquarters of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in Kuala Lumpur, with the participation of representatives of 40 national federations.

Scene at the elimination round drawing for the World Cup 2022.

The teams are divided into five seeded classes on the basis of the FIFA ratings as of June this year. Vietnam is ranked the 15th in Asia, belonging to the second.

The 40 teams will compete in eight groups.

In Vietnam, football has become very popular, especially after Park Hang-seo of the Republic of Korea started to become the head coach of many teams representing Vietnam at various tournaments in recent years. The national team has made impressive progress in the regional and global rankings.

Vietnam football team, coach appointed ambassadors for anti-plastic waste campaign

The Vietnamese national men’s football team and its coach will be ambassadors for a campaign to limit single-use plastic products.

10 football clubs ready to compete in Vietfootball Cup 2019

The Vietfootball Cup 2019 is scheduled to take place between June 9 and August 11 in Hanoi, with a total of 10 football clubs from across the country set to participate.

List of 23 Vietnamese footballers to take part in King’s Cup announced

Vietnam’s football head coach Park Hang-seo on May 27 announced the squad for the upcoming King’s Cup in Thailand.

Vietnam football team to wear athlete tracking monitor

The Vietnam Football Federation has decided to equip the national team to play in the King’s Cup next month with sensors for tracking.

National men’s football coach visits disadvantaged students in Phu Tho

Head coach of the national men’s football team Park Hang-seo met with more than 1,000 students in Viet Tri city of the northern province of Phu Tho on May 9.

Source: VNA