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Vietnam

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Current Elo

1530

Rank #100

Matches played

506

since 1949-01-16

First international

3–3

vs South Korea · 1949-01-16

Vietnam are 0.46 AFC Asian Cup titles short of what their record projects — genuine bad luck, though not the worst of it: China, who are 1.21 short and still have never won it.

Elo journey

Peak Elo

1612

1963

Best year

1959

+124 Elo

Worst year

1960

-127 Elo

All-time record

Record (W-D-L)

220-98-188

506 matches

Goals for / against

887 / 726

Home record

131-43-62

Away record

89-55-126

Biggest win

11–0

vs Guam · 2000-01-23 · AFC Asian Cup qualification

Biggest loss

1–9

vs Indonesia · 1971-05-02 · Korea Cup

Highest-scoring match

11–0

vs Guam · 2000-01-23 · AFC Asian Cup qualification

Biggest upset win

1–0

vs South Korea · 2003-10-19

1402 Elo vs their 1783

Rivalry

Malaysia

32-11-22 in 65 matches · head to head

Nemesis

Iraq

0-1-6 in 7 matches · head to head

Longest unbeaten run

2016-12-07 → 2018-12-31

AFC Asian Cup history

xCC total

0.46

Titles won

Luck diff (actual − expected)

-0.46

Best AFC Asian Cup

1956

0.24 xCC

1956 AFC Asian Cup

0.24 xCC

Won by South Korea

1960 AFC Asian Cup

0.19 xCC

Won by South Korea

2007 AFC Asian Cup

0.01 xCC

Won by Iraq

2019 AFC Asian Cup

<0.01 xCC

Won by Qatar

2023 AFC Asian Cup

<0.01 xCC

Won by Qatar