Vietnam football's World Cup qualifying target
After the success of the AFF Cup 2024 championship, fans' expectations for the Vietnamese team are very high. The first important tournament that coach Kim Sang-sik's team will compete in the new year of At Ty is the third qualifying round of the Asian Cup 2027.
Accordingly, the Vietnamese team will start competing in the third qualifying round of the 2027 Asian Cup from March 2025. In this round, 24 teams are divided equally into 6 groups, playing a round-robin of 2 matches (home and away). The top 6 teams in each group will qualify for the 2024 Asian Cup finals. The 2027 Asian Cup finals have 24 teams, including 6 teams that passed the third qualifying round above and 18 teams participating in the third qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia.
Vietnam team has great expectations after winning the AFF Cup 2024
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Conquer SEA Games 33
In addition to leading the Vietnamese team, Coach Kim Sang-sik will also be in charge of leading the youth team to participate in the 2025 Southeast Asian Games - SEA Games 33, held in Thailand in December 2025. According to the announcement of the host country, the teams competing in SEA Games 33 will use all U.22 players.
The young Vietnamese players will not have the guidance of more experienced seniors when they take the field at the 33rd SEA Games. However, "it's difficult for others, it's difficult for us", other teams in the region also face similar difficulties. The current resources of Vietnamese football are not lacking in quality U.22 players. In this aspect, Thai and Indonesian football are also very formidable. Because the football of the Golden Temple and the archipelago have taken steps to prepare for the next generation early.
Before that, coach Kim Sang-sik will also lead the Vietnam U.23 team to compete in the 2026 U.23 Asian qualifiers in September 2025.
Protect the throne
The Vietnamese women's team will aim to defend their gold medal at the 33rd SEA Games. If they win the championship, the Vietnamese women's team will win the gold medal for the fifth consecutive time (from 2017 to 2023).
Vietnam women's team won the SEA Games 4 times in a row, from 2017 to present
PHOTO: NGOC DUONG
In addition, the Vietnamese women's team is expected to compete in the 2025 Southeast Asian Football Championship. In addition, the Vietnamese women's team will also participate in the 2026 Asian Cup Women's Qualifiers from June 2025.
Women's Futsal World Cup Dream
The Vietnamese women's futsal team will compete in the 2025 Asian Women's Futsal Championship in China in May 2025. In this tournament, 12 teams are divided equally into 3 groups. The top two teams in each group (6 teams), along with the 2 third-placed teams with the best results, will advance to the quarter-finals.
Vietnam women's futsal team is making great progress
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The 2025 Asian Women's Futsal Championship is also the qualifying round for the 2025 Women's Futsal World Cup, hosted by the Philippines (for the first time). Accordingly, the 3 teams with the highest results in the 2025 Asian Women's Futsal Championship will win tickets to the World Cup.
Have a chance to win U.17 World Cup ticket
A very important arena for Vietnamese youth football in 2025 is the AFC U17 Championship finals, taking place in April 2025 in Saudi Arabia. 16 teams are divided into 4 groups (4 teams each). The top two teams in each group will advance to the quarterfinals. Eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals of the AFC U17 Championship 2025, and will also qualify for the 2025 AFC U17 World Cup held in Qatar in November 2025.
However, reaching the quarterfinals is not an easy task for U.17 Vietnam. At the 2025 AFC U.17 Championship, U.17 Vietnam is in Group B with U.17 Japan, U.17 Australia and U.17 UAE.
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