Vietnam’s national football team has risen two places to 96th in the latest FIFA’s rankings. This is the highest position Vietnam have held in the past 20 years. Their highest rank ever was 84th in 1998.
The team’s progress is thanks to
their impressive achievements at the recent King's Cup 2019 in Thailand where
they were the runners-up.
They were also helped by Estonia losing to both Germany and North Ireland
in Group C of the Euro 2020 qualifiers.
At the King’s Cup,
Vietnam accumulated 5.2
points thanks to beating Thailand
1-0 (adding 4.5 points) and losing to Curacao
on a penalty shootouts (adding 0.7 points).
Estonia lost 12.6 points due to their losses.
Estonia now rank 99th in the world,
Jordon are 98th and Armenia
are 97th.
In Asia, Vietnam are in
15th place. This ranking will secure the team a ticket as group 2 seeds for the
Asian zonal 2022 World Cup Qualifiers’ second round on July 17th in Qatar./.
Source: CPV
In recent years, Lac Thuy district has paid increasing attention to investing in cultural and sports infrastructure. These grassroots facilities have attracted a large number of residents to participate in recreational and cultural activities, physical training, and community engagement, contributing to the development of cultural life and the local socio-economic growth.
In recent years, the mass physical training and sports (PTS) movement in Hoa Binh province has developed strongly and spread widely. Regardless of age, gender or occupation, people actively participate in physical training, creating a vibrant and enthusiastic sports atmosphere within the community.
Recently, Hoa Binh’s athletes have continued to show strong performances at national-level competitions. Alongside elite athletes, several standout performers have emerged from grassroots sports movements, underlining the province’s growing sports culture.
From April 26 to 27, at the Provincial Sports Arena, the Hoa Binh Provincial Karate Federation organized the 2025 Hoa Binh Open ASUDO Karate Championship.
While modern sports like volleyball and football continue to grow in popularity, traditional folk games and ethnic sports remain a vibrant and essential part of cultural life among the Muong community in Hoa Binh province.
A total of 85 young players from across Hoa Binh province recently participated in the provincial Youth Table Tennis Tournament. Organised by the provincial Centre for Youth Activities, the event was part of activities to celebrate the 94th founding anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (March 26, 1931 – 2025) and the 79th anniversary of Vietnam Sports Day (March 27, 1946 – 2025).
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