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Vietnam national futsal team

Vietnam national futsal team

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The Vietnam national futsal team (Vietnamese: Đội tuyển bóng đá trong nhà quốc gia Việt Nam) represents Vietnam in international futsal and is governed by Vietnam Football Federation.[2] They played two World Cup editions in 2016 and 2021 and reached to the knockouts in both.

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History

Beginning

In 1950, the South Vietnam futsal team was established, the predecessor of the current Vietnam national futsal team, but could not go abroad to play due to political problems.

In 1997, the first national team's squad was set up. In that time, all Vietnamese futsal players came from football such as: Nguyễn Hữu Thắng, Nguyễn Hồng Sơn, Lại Công Minh, Trần Minh Chiến. The team joined 1997 Tiger's Cup/World 5's Futsal in Singapore. In this tournament, they were drawn in the same group with Italy, Iran and the host Singapore. They finished third in their group after getting one win against the host team[3] and two losses against Italy[4] and Iran.[5] After this tournament, the team was disbanded for many years.

2005–2008: Decline

After being inactive for eight years, the national team was reformed and joined 2005 AFF Futsal Championship and 2005 AFC Futsal Championship, of which Vietnam was host.[6] The team finished 5/6 teams in AFF Futsal Championship 2005[7] and the bottom of 2005 AFC Championship.[8] Vietnam failed to qualify for the AFC Championship in 2006 and 2007. The team also failed to reach the far from group-stage of the AFF tournament.

2009–2013: Regeneration

After these results in international competitions, the team decided to hire foreign futsal head coach. In 2008, Pattaya Piamkum was the first foreign futsal head coach. Vietnam reached to the final of 2009 AFF Futsal Championship which Vietnam was host,[9] the team's first ever in AFF Futsal Championship.

In 2010, Pattaya resigned and was replaced by an Italian head coach, Sergio Gargelli.[10] The team qualified for 2010 AFC Futsal Championship, their second continental tournament since 2005. In region AFF tournaments, the team earned two silver medals in 2011 Southeast Asian Games and 2013 Southeast Asian Games, finish second in 2012 AFF Futsal Championship.

2014–2016: Success in AFC tournaments and first FIFA Futsal World Cup

Vietnam (red) playing versus Uzbekistan a friendly tournament in Japan in 2016. The tournament was organized after Vietnam defeated Japan at 2016 AFC Futsal Championship.

In 2014, Gargelli stepped down as coach. Bruno García Formoso became the new coach of the team.[11] Vietnam qualified for 2014 AFC Futsal Championship, the third AFC competition, as host. In this tournament, Vietnam reached the quarter-final for the first time.[12]

Vietnam also qualified for 2016 AFC Futsal Championship. The team got a shocking win over Japan in the quarter-final and reached the semi-final for the first time. This result also qualified Vietnam for 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia, their first FIFA tournament.[13] The team also reached the knock-out stage after beating Guatemala 4–2,[14] losing to Paraguay 1–7 and Italy 0–2. In the round of 16, they lost to Russia 0–7.[15][16] The team also got FIFA Fair-play award from this tournament,[17] first FIFA award of Vietnam Football.

2017–2020: the new stage

After 2016's success, García stepped down as coach.[18] In 2017, Miguel Rodrigo became the new coach.[19]

Vietnam played exhibition games in Andalusia against Spanish clubs during late February to early March 2019.[20]

2021 World Cup: Second World Cup

The team qualified for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup after holding a draw with Lebanon in two-legged matches Asian play-off with a total score of 1–1 (Vietnam qualified because of the away goal rule).

In the World Cup, Vietnam was drawn in group D along with Brazil, Czech Republic and Panama. After being thrashed by Brazil 1–9 in the opening match, Vietnam secured a needed victory against Panama with the total score of 3–2 and drew the Czech Republic 1–1, putting them in the top 4 third-placed teams and qualifying them for the round of 16 for the second time in a row. There, they met Russia, the team that they had lost against 0-7 five years ago. Vietnam narrowly lost to Russia 2–3 and end their campaign in the round of 16 in high spirits.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2023

25 May Friendly Vietnam  5–0  Solomons Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
17:00 (UTC+07:00)
  • Talo 16' (o.g.)
  • Nguyễn Trần Duy 32'
  • Nguyễn Thịnh Phát 35'
  • Dương Ngọc Linh 37'
  • Nguyễn Hữu Phúc 40'
Report Stadium: Thái Sơn Nam District 8
Attendance: 500
26 May Friendly Vietnam  5–0  Solomons Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
17:00 (UTC+07:00)
  • Từ Minh Quang 1'
  • Nguyễn Thịnh Phát 18'
  • Nguyễn Minh Trí 25', 35'
  • Nguyễn Văn Tuấn 34'
Report Stadium: Thái Sơn Nam District 8
Attendance: 500
4 June Friendly Paraguay  3–2  Vietnam Asunción, Paraguay
16:00 (UTC-04:00) Stadium: Sol De America
6 June Friendly Paraguay  4–4  Vietnam Asunción, Paraguay
21:00 (UTC-04:00) Stadium: Sol De America
8 June Friendly Paraguay  2–0  Vietnam Asunción, Paraguay
21:00 (UTC-04:00) Stadium: Sol De America
10 June Friendly Argentina  4–1  Vietnam Buenos Aires, Argentina
14 June Friendly Argentina  3–0  Vietnam Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
15 September Friendly Vietnam  1–1  Hungary Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
16:00 (UTC+07:00)
  • Dróth 7'
Stadium: Thai Son Nam District 8 Arena
17 September Friendly Vietnam  1–4  Hungary Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
16:00 (UTC+07:00)
  • Vas 13'
  • Pál 21'
  • Nagy 24'
  • Rábl 36'
Stadium: Lãnh Binh Thăng
19 September Friendly Vietnam  3–3  Russia Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
16:00 (UTC+07:00) Stadium: Lãnh Binh Thăng
7 October Asian Cup qualifying Vietnam  6–1  Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
14:00 (UTC+08:00)
Stadium: Buyant Ukhaa Sports Palace
9 October Asian Cup qualifying Nepal    0–5  Vietnam Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
14:00 (UTC+08:00)
Stadium: Buyant Ukhaa Sports Palace
11 October Asian Cup qualifying Vietnam  5–2  South Korea Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
14:00 (UTC+08:00)
  • Dương Ngọc Linh 15', 29'
  • Nhan Gia Hưng 16'
  • Đinh Công Viên 29'
  • Nguyễn Minh Trí 35'
  • Eom Jiyong 23'
  • Shin Jonghoon 40'
Stadium: Buyant Ukhaa Sports Palace

2024

28 March Ho Chi Minh City International Friendly Tournament Vietnam  2–2  New Zealand Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
17:00 (UTC+07:00)
  • Chu Văn Tiến 8'
  • Trần Thái Huy 17'
  • Ali 9', 21'
Stadium: Lãnh Binh Thăng
30 March Ho Chi Minh City International Friendly Tournament Morocco  3–3  Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
17:00 (UTC+07:00) Stadium: Lãnh Binh Thăng
31 March Ho Chi Minh City International Friendly Tournament Vietnam  1–3  Iran Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
17:00 (UTC+07:00) Stadium: Lãnh Binh Thăng
6 April Friendly Vietnam  3–0  Malaysia Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
(UTC+07:00) Stadium: Lãnh Binh Thăng
Attendance: 0
8 April Friendly Vietnam  1–3  Malaysia Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
(UTC+07:00) Stadium: Lãnh Binh Thăng
Attendance: 0
17 April Asian Cup Vietnam  1–1  Myanmar Bangkok, Thailand
14:00 (UTC+07:00) Stadium: Indoor Stadium Huamark
19 April Asian Cup China  0–1  Vietnam Bangkok, Thailand
14:00 (UTC+07:00) Stadium: Indoor Stadium Huamark
21 April Asian Cup Thailand  2–1  Vietnam Bangkok, Thailand
18:00 (UTC+07:00) Stadium: Bangkok Arena
24 April Asian Cup Uzbekistan  2–1  Vietnam Bangkok, Thailand
21:00 (UTC+07:00) Stadium: Bangkok Arena
26 April World Cup qualifier Vietnam  2–3  Kyrgyzstan Bangkok, Thailand
16:00 (UTC+07:00) Stadium: Bangkok Arena

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 1 August 2022[21]
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Manager history

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Team

Current squad

The following 14 players are called up for the 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.[23]

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Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Vietnam squad within the last 12 months.

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Notes:

  • SUS Player suspended.
  • INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
  • RET Retired from the national team.
  • WD Player withdrew from the squad for non-injury related reasons.
  • PRE Preliminary squad.

Previous squads

Competitive record

Summary

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FIFA Futsal World Cup

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AFC Futsal Asian Cup

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AFF Futsal Championship

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Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

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Southeast Asian Games

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Grand Prix de Futsal

More information Grand Prix record, Year ...
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Friendly tournaments

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More information Final Result, Year ...
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*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won.

FIFA world rankings

Rankings are calculated by FIFA.

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As of January 2024

Head-to-head record

The record of Vietnam against other countries since the first official international match against Italy on 4 December 1997. Only official games were regarded.

As of matches played April 19, 2024
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See also


References

  1. "FIFA Men's Futsal World Ranking" (PDF).
  2. "Archived copy". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Danh sách chính thức Đội Tuyển Futsal Việt Nam". vff.org.vn/. VFF. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. "Đội tuyển futsal Việt Nam công bố danh sách chính thức 14 cầu thủ tham dự VCK futsal châu Á 2024" (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Football Federation. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.

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