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Vietnam’s U23 football team have been invited to participate in the CFA Team China Cup 2026 in Xi’an after Iran withdrew from the tournament, according to the Chinese Football Association (CFA).

The 2026 international women’s cycling tournament, Biwase Tour of Vietnam and the 16th Ho Chi Minh City International Women’s Cycling Race, Biwase Cup, officially opened on March 4 in HCM City.

Following successes in the previous season, the Vietnam eFootball team has officially confirmed its participation in the FIFAe World Cup 2026.

The March rankings released by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) continue to show Vietnam’s strength in the junior category.

Nearly 150 players from close to 40 countries are competing at the ITF World Juniors Competition, which opened in Lam Dong Province on March 2 and runs through March 14.

Vietnam claimed the 2026 World Team Three-Cushion Championship after a commanding 2-0 victory over hosts Germany in the final in Viersen early on March 2 (Vietnam time).

Vietnam’s national three-cushion carom team booked a place in the World Team Championship final after a dramatic 2-1 victory over Sweden on March 1.

Vietnam forward Dinh Bac will miss the national team’s Asian Cup 2027 qualifying match against Malaysia in March 2026 after receiving an additional suspension from the Asian Football Confederation.

Fresh from winning the 2026 Premier League Pool, Duong Quoc Hoang has travelled to Las Vegas to compete at the 2026 Predator WPA Teams 10-Ball World Championship which kicked off on February 25.

Two representatives, Tran Quyet Chien and Nguyen Tran Thanh Tu, will compete for Vietnam as defending runners-up at the 2026 World Team 3-Cushion Championship in Germany.

Vietnam’s Duong Quoc Hoang defeated Spain’s Francisco Sanchez Ruiz 7-4 in the Premier League Pool 2026 final, becoming the first Asian champion in the tournament’s history.

Vietnam is drumming up global attention with the construction of the Trong Dong (Bronze Drum) Stadium, a 135,000-seat venue that, once completed, will become the largest stadium in the world.

Vietnam women’s volleyball team enter 2026 with a packed schedule of major international tournaments.

The Vietnam women’s futsal team arrived in Narita, Japan, on the morning of February 16, officially beginning an important training camp in preparation for the ASEAN Women’s Futsal Championship 2026.

Vietnam’s U23 team will not take part in a friendly tournament in China in March 2026, contrary to earlier reports.

Vietnam will become the first country to host the SEA Esports Nation Cup (SNC), a national team–based regional championship owned and developed by the Southeast Asian Esports Federation (SEAEF).

Vietnam has been granted the hosting rights for the Asian DanceSport Championship 2026, with the event scheduled to take place in Ho Chi Minh City from July 9 to 12.

Vietnam secured another podium finish at the ongoing 2026 Asian Rifle & Pistol Championships in India with a bronze medal in the men’s 50 m pistol team event on February 7.

A green diamond-shaped indoor arena has drawn attention in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Tri, with an investment of more than VND 120 billion (USD 4,562).