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Vietnam defeated Yemen 2-0 in the last match of Group D in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup 2019, which was held at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in the United Arab Emirates (UEA) on January 16 (local time).

Park Hang-seo and his Vietnamese squad left Abu Dhabi for Al Ain on January 13 in preparation for their last Group D match against Yemen scheduled in two days’ time.

Vietnam suffered a 0-2 defeat to Iran, which has been seen as the strongest team in Group D, in their second encounter at the AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates on January 12.

Ahead of their second Asian Cup 2019 Group D match against Vietnam, Iran coach Carlos Queiroz has stated that the meeting with the Golden Dragons will not be an easy one for the West Asian representatives.

The Taiwan Excellence marathon 2019 will be organised on January 12 and 13 in Ho Chi Minh City, with more than 9,000 runners expected to join.

Khalfan Mubarak and Ali Mabkhout were on target for United Arab Emirates as the Asian Cup hosts beat India 2-0 on Thursday to close on a spot in the last 16.

Vietnam lost 2-3 to Iraq in their first match of Group D in the AFC Asian Cup 2019, which took place in Zayed Sport City Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, on January 8.

Difficult as it may be, Vietnam will strive to attain the best possible result against Iraq, coach Park Hang-seo told a press conference on the evening of January 7, one day ahead of their Group D opener against the

Qatar coach Felix Sanchez has vowed to "isolate" his players from politics at the Asian Cup, which is taking place in the United Arab Emirates during a diplomatic crisis between the countries.

Vietnam’s U16 team will gather in Hanoi on January 5 to kick off their nearly-two-month training for the second qualifying round of the 2019 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s U16 Championship.

Despite acknowledging the challenge of the upcoming Asian Cup, Vietnam are confidently targeting a berth in the knockout round.

Top Vietnamese tennis players Ly Hoang Nam, Trinh Linh Giang and Le Quoc Khanh have been awarded wildcard entries to compete in the Vietnam Tennis Open Da Nang City 2019 in the central city on January 6-12.

Fans gathered at Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi on Thursday to say goodbye to the national football team as they left to train in Qatar for the Asian Cup 2019.

Forward Tien Linh was on target as Vietnam were held to a 1-1 draw by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in a friendly football match at Hanoi’s My Dinh National Stadium on December 25.

Today’s friendly match against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) will be Vietnam’s final test before the upcoming Asian Cup tournament next month, said coach Park Hang-seo of Vietnam.

Vietnam’s head coach Park Hang-seo has been selected as one of the ‘Asians of the Year’ for 2018 by the Asia Journalist Association (AJA).

2018 can be considered a successful year for Vietnamese football. A year after the resounding victory in the AFC U23 Championships, Vietnamese football is about to enter another major tournament at the continental level - Asian Cup 2019. This

The Philippines will not hold several key track-and-field events at the 30th Southeast Asian Gamesr, a decision that will likely affect Vietnam’s achievement level as one of the leading athletics teams in the region.

Coach Park Hang-seo and his Vietnamese squad convened their first training session after the 2018 AFF Cup triumph in Hanoi on the morning of December 21, to prepare for their upcoming 2019 AFC Asian Cup campaign.