[VOVWORLD] - South Korea rallied from a goal down to ‌defeat the Czech Republic 2-1 and make a winning start to their World Cup Group A campaign, much to the delight of their fans and the sizeable local Mexican support they enjoyed in a festive Guadalajara on Friday morning (Vietnam time).

[VOVWORLD] - Soccer fans looking to bring the party to World Cup games will have to go without vuvuzelas, ​with FIFA banning the plastic horns from venues ‌in the US, Canada and Mexico in its stadium code of conduct. 

[VOVWORLD] - US security agencies are stepping up preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, focusing on the growing threat posed by unauthorized drones.

[VOVWORLD] - Vietnam’s team SECRET WAG defeated 11 of Southeast Asia’s top teams to win the Spring 2026 Free Fire World Series Southeast Asia (FFWS SEA) title on Sunday.

[VOVWORLD] - Andrew Giuliani, the Executive Director of the White House Task Force on the FIFA World Cup 2026, said that his team will “stop at nothing” to protect fans, players, and officials amid heightened political tensions between the US and Iran.

[VOVWORLD] - Vietnam defeated the United Arab Emirates 3-2 to advance to the quarter-finals of the 2026 AFC U17 Asian Cup and qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup for the first time.

[VOVWORLD] - Andrey Sharipov of Uzbekistan on Sunday claimed the championship title at the VNG IRONMAN Vietnam 2026 in Da Nang city, the first full-distance triathlon tournament held in Vietnam.

[VOVWORLD] - Da Nang on Thursday launched Southeast Asia’s largest multi-sport event week, which kicked off with an opening ceremony the same day, along side a press conference to announce the VNG IRONMAN Vietnam 2026 and the VNG IRONMAN 70.3 Da Nang 2026.

[VOVWORLD] - Vietnam finished fourth overall with 13 medals, including three golds, at the 2026 Asian Beach Games, which concluded on Thursday in Sanya, China.

[VOVWORLD] - Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has congratulated Vietnam’s national U17 men’s football team on their gold medal at the 2026 ASEAN U17 tournament in Indonesia.