Vietnam national futsal team

Vietnam
AssociationVietnam Football Federation (VFF)
ConfederationAsian Football Confederation (Asia)
Head coachArgentina Diego Giustozzi
CaptainPhạm Đức Hòa
Most capsNguyễn Bảo Quân (100)
Top scorerNguyễn Bảo Quân (50)
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeVIE
FIFA ranking34 Decrease 1 (11 October 2024)[1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Italy 11–2 Vietnam 
(Singapore; 4 December 1997)
Biggest win
 Vietnam 24–0 Philippines 
(Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 27 October 2017)
Biggest defeat
 Vietnam 2–14 Iran 
(Singapore; 5 December 1997)
 Vietnam 1–13 Iran 
(Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 19 February 2016)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances2 (First in 2016)
Best resultRound of 16 (2016, 2021)
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances7 (First in 2005)
Best resultFourth place (2016)

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 the knockouts both times.

History

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Beginning

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

2024

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28 March Ho Chi Minh City International Friendly Tournament Vietnam  2–2  New Zealand Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
17:00 (UTC+07:00)
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: Indoor Stadium Huamark
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
27 October Hybrid friendly Hongyen Thakam Thailand 4–6  Vietnam Bangkok, Thailand
--:-- UTC+7
29 October Friendly Vietnam  5–3  Australia Bangkok, Thailand
--:-- UTC+7
2 November ASEAN Championship Vietnam  4–1  East Timor Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
15:30 UTC+7 Stadium: Terminal 21
4 November ASEAN Championship Malaysia  0–2  Vietnam Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
15:30 UTC+7 Stadium: Terminal 21
5 November ASEAN Championship Vietnam  14–0  Brunei Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
15:30 UTC+7 Stadium: Terminal 21
6 November ASEAN Championship Thailand  2–3  Vietnam Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
18:00 UTC+7 Stadium: Terminal 21
8 November ASEAN Championship Vietnam  5–4 (a.e.t.)  Australia Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
15:00 UTC+7 Stadium: Terminal 21
10 November ASEAN Championship Vietnam  0–2  Indonesia Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
18:00 UTC+7 Stadium: Terminal 21

Coaching staff

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Current coaching staff

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As of 12 May 2024[21]
Position Name
Manager Argentina Diego Giustozzi
Assistant manager Argentina Nicolas Gulizia
Assistant manager Vietnam Nguyễn Tuấn Anh
Interpreter Vietnam Huỳnh Tấn Quốc
Technical Director Vietnam Nguyễn Thành Nguyên
Goalkeeping coach Spain Antonio Jimenez
Fitness Trainer Spain Miguel Ledesma
Physiotherapist Spain Javier Gonzalez
Physiotherapist Vietnam Nguyễn Văn Nu
Doctor Vietnam Lương Quý Quỳnh

Manager history

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Nationality Coach Year Ref.
 Vietnam Nguyễn Thành Vinh 1997 – 2007
 Thailand Pattaya Piamkum 2008 – 2010
 Italy Sergio Gargelli 2010 – 2013
 Spain Bruno García Formoso 2014 – September 2016
 Vietnam Nguyễn Bảo Quân October 2016 – May 2017
 Spain Miguel Rodrigo June 2017 – November 2019[22]
 Vietnam Phạm Minh Giang December 2019 – July 2022
 Argentina Diego Giustozzi August 2022 –

Team

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Current squad

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The following 14 players are called up for the 2024 ASEAN Futsal Championship.[23]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Phạm Văn Tú (1997-04-07) 7 April 1997 (age 27) Vietnam Thái Sơn Bắc
1GK Hồ Văn Ý (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 27) Vietnam Thai Son Nam HCMC

2DF Đinh Công Viên (2002-01-07) 7 January 2002 (age 22) Vietnam Sahako
2DF Nguyễn Mạnh Dũng (1997-06-09) 9 June 1997 (age 27) Vietnam Thai Son Nam HCMC
2DF Nhan Gia Hưng (2002-07-13) 13 July 2002 (age 22) Vietnam Thai Son Nam HCMC
2DF Phạm Đức Hòa (Captain) (1991-04-12) 12 April 1991 (age 33) Vietnam Thai Son Nam HCMC

3MF Huỳnh Mi Woen (2002-07-20) 20 July 2002 (age 22) Vietnam Sahako
3MF Trần Nhật Trung (1997-03-21) 21 March 1997 (age 27) Vietnam Sahako
3MF Từ Minh Quang (1998-11-01) 1 November 1998 (age 26) Vietnam Thái Sơn Bắc
3MF Vũ Ngọc Ánh 2004 (age 20) Vietnam Thái Sơn Bắc
3MF Châu Đoàn Phát (1999-03-14) 14 March 1999 (age 25) Vietnam Thai Son Nam HCMC
3MF Trần Thái Huy (1995-10-12) 12 October 1995 (age 29) Vietnam Thai Son Nam HCMC

4FW Nguyễn Đa Hải 2005 (age 19) Vietnam Thái Sơn Bắc
4FW Nguyễn Thịnh Phát (1997-06-10) 10 June 1997 (age 27) Vietnam Thai Son Nam HCMC

Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Trần Văn Lương Vietnam Saigon Titans 2024 ASEAN Futsal Championship PRE
GK Mai Xuân Hiệp (1992-07-01) 1 July 1992 (age 32) Vietnam Sahako 2024 ASEAN Futsal Championship PRE
GK Nguyễn Hữu Phúc (1994-12-07) 7 December 1994 (age 29) Vietnam Savinest Khánh Hòa 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup
GK Lưu Thanh Bảo (2003-01-28) 28 January 2003 (age 21) Vietnam Saigon Titans 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup PRE

DF Nguyễn Hoàng Anh Vũ (1999-01-06) 6 January 1999 (age 25) Vietnam Sahako 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup PRE

MF Ngô Ngọc Sơn (1995-03-24) 24 March 1995 (age 29) Vietnam Sahako 2024 ASEAN Futsal Championship INJ
MF Dương Ngọc Linh (1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 (age 27) Vietnam Thai Son Nam HCMC 2024 ASEAN Futsal Championship PRE
MF Ngọ Minh Hiếu Vietnam Thái Sơn Bắc 2024 ASEAN Futsal Championship PRE
MF Nguyễn Anh Duy (1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 (age 30) Vietnam Thai Son Nam HCMC 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup
MF Yzen Niê Kdăm (1997-07-13) 13 July 1997 (age 27) Vietnam Sahako 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup PRE

FW Đào Minh Quảng (2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 23) Vietnam Thai Son Nam HCMC 2024 ASEAN Futsal Championship PRE
FW Chu Văn Tiến (1996-09-19) 19 September 1996 (age 28) Vietnam Sahako 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup
FW Nguyễn Trần Duy (1995-11-12) 12 November 1995 (age 29) Vietnam Sahako 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup PRE
FW Nguyễn Minh Trí (1996-04-08) 8 April 1996 (age 28) Vietnam Thai Son Nam HCMC v. New Zealand, 28 March 2024 INJ

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

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Competitive record

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Summary

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Competition Level 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Friendlies F 0 2 3 5
SEA Games F 0 2 2 4
AFF Cup F or Continental Q. 0 3 5 8
Asian Games F 0 0 0 0
Asian Cup Continent 0 0 0 0
Grand Prix Confederations 0 0 0 0
Confed Cup Confederations
AMF World Cup World Cup
FIFA World Cup World Cup 0 0 0 0
Total 0 7 10 17

FIFA Futsal World Cup

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FIFA World Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA
1989 to 2004 did not enter
2008 to 2012 did not qualify
2016 Round of 16 16/24 4 1 0 3 5 18
2021 13/24 4 1 1 2 7 15
Uzbekistan 2024 did not qualify
Total 2/10 Top 16 8 2 1 5 12 33

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

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Asian Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA
1999 did not enter
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005 Round-robin tournament 13/24 6 2 1 3 13 19
2006 did not qualify
2007 did not enter
2008 did not qualify
2010 Group stage 10/16 3 1 0 2 11 12
2012 did not qualify
2014 Quarter-finals 7/16 4 2 0 2 17 22
2016 Fourth Place 4/16 6 2 1 3 19 33
2018 Quarter-finals 7/16 4 2 0 2 7 7
2022 Quarter-finals 7/16 4 2 0 2 9 12
2024 Quarter-finals 6/16 4 1 1 2 4 5
2026 To be determined
Total Semi-final 4/16 31 12 3 16 80 110

ASEAN Futsal Championship

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ASEAN Futsal Championship record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
2001 Did not enter
2003
2005 Group stage 6 1 0 5 12 35
2006 Group stage 3 0 0 3 13 23
2007 Fourth place 5 2 1 2 22 27
2008 Group stage 3 1 0 2 9 12
2009 Runners-up 4 2 1 1 28 8
2010 Third place 4 2 0 2 13 5
2012 Runners-up 6 5 0 1 29 16
2013 Third place 6 4 0 2 26 19
2014 Third place 6 4 1 1 42 8
2015 Fourth place 6 3 0 3 44 21
2016 did not enter
2017 Fourth place 6 4 1 1 52 10
2018 Fourth place 5 2 1 2 21 10
2019 Third place 5 3 1 1 13 7
2022 Third place 5 2 2 1 15 7
2024 Runners-up 6 5 0 1 28 13
Total 16/18 76 40 8 28 367 221

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

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Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
2005 Did not enter
2007 Group stage 3 1 0 2 6 10
2009 Group stage 3 0 1 2 9 18
2013 Group stage 2 1 1 0 4 1
2017 Quarter-finals 5 3 0 2 12 5
2021 Cancelled
Total 4/5 13 5 2 6 31 34

Southeast Asian Games

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Southeast Asian Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
2007 Group stage 2 0 0 2 3 6
2011 Silver 4 2 1 1 15 13
2013 Silver 4 2 0 2 14 14
2017 Bronze 4 2 1 1 12 7
2021 Bronze 4 2 1 1 12 4
Total 5/5 18 8 3 7 56 44

Grand Prix de Futsal

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Grand Prix record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
2005 did not enter
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2013
2014 Sixth place 3 0 0 3 4 17
2015 did not enter
2018
Total 1/11 3 0 0 3 4 17

Friendly tournaments

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Ho Chi Minh City Friendlies
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
2013 Third place 3 1 0 2 5 7
2024 Third place 3 0 2 1 6 8
Total 0 titles 6 1 2 3 11 15
JFA Friendlies
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
2016 Third place 2 0 1 1 2 9
Total 0 titles 2 0 1 1 2 9
CFA Friendlies
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
2016 Second place 3 1 1 1 7 8
2017 Third place 3 1 1 1 7 6
2018 Second place 3 2 0 1 13 6
Total 0 titles 9 4 2 3 27 20
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won.

FIFA world rankings

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Rankings are calculated by FIFA.

AFF AFC FIFA Nation Points
1 7  Iran 1593
2 11  Japan 1409
1 3 25  Thailand 1230
4 26  Uzbekistan 1229
2 5 37  Australia 1122
3 6 39  Vietnam 1118
4 7 42  Indonesia 1083
8 43  Kuwait 1080
8 43  Iraq 1080
10 51  Tajikistan 976
11 52  Kyrgyzstan 973
12 53  Afghanistan 972
13 66  Lebanon 892
14 67  Saudi Arabia 889
15 73  Jordan 877
16 76  Bahrain 870
16 76  Turkmenistan 870
18 78  Myanmar 864
19 79  Malaysia 862
20 85  China 845
As of January 2024

Head-to-head record

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The record of Vietnam against other countries since the first official international match against Italy on 5 December 1997. Only official games were regarded.

As of matches played November 08, 2024
Team Confederation Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Argentina CONMEBOL 4 0 0 4 4 15 −11
 Australia AFC 11 4 2 5 33 37 −4
 Bahrain AFC 2 1 1 0 6 5 +1
 Bhutan AFC 1 1 0 0 6 3 +3
 Brazil CONMEBOL 3 1 0 2 5 19 −14
 Brunei AFC 7 6 0 1 59 12 +47
 Cambodia AFC 5 3 1 1 33 16 +17
 China AFC 11 6 1 4 29 24 +5
 Croatia UEFA 3 0 0 3 7 17 −10
 Colombia CONMEBOL 1 0 0 1 2 6 -4
 Costa Rica CONCACAF 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2
 Czech Republic UEFA 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Chinese Taipei AFC 5 3 0 2 15 15 0
 Egypt CAF 2 0 1 1 4 7 -3
 Finland UEFA 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2
 Guatemala CONCACAF 2 1 1 0 7 5 +2
 Hong Kong AFC 3 2 1 0 14 2 +12
 Hungary UEFA 2 0 1 1 2 5 -3
 Indonesia AFC 16 5 6 5 39 36 +3
 Iran AFC 6 0 0 6 12 59 −47
 Iraq AFC 4 1 0 3 4 12 −8
 Italy UEFA 5 0 1 4 7 28 −21
 Japan AFC 8 0 1 7 9 29 −20
 Jordan AFC 1 0 0 1 3 6 −3
 Kuwait AFC 3 3 0 0 9 4 +5
 Kyrgyzstan AFC 3 0 0 3 5 11 -6
 Laos AFC 5 3 0 2 45 11 +34
 Lebanon AFC 4 1 3 0 7 3 +4
 Morocco CAF 2 0 1 1 4 5 −1
 Malaysia AFC 25 13 4 8 84 74 +10
 Maldives AFC 2 2 0 0 9 2 +7
 Mexico CONCACAF 1 1 0 0 4 3 +1
 Mongolia AFC 1 1 0 0 6 1 +5
 Mozambique CAF 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2
 Myanmar AFC 14 11 3 0 54 16 +38
   Nepal AFC 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5
 Netherlands UEFA 1 0 1 0 2 2 0
 New Zealand OFC 2 1 1 0 9 2 +7
 Oman AFC 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2
 Panama CONCACAF 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1
 Paraguay CONMEBOL 4 0 1 3 7 16 -9
 Palestine AFC 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3
 Philippines AFC 12 11 0 1 101 13 +84
 Qatar AFC 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3
 Russia UEFA 4 0 1 3 7 19 -12
 Saudi Arabia AFC 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2
 Singapore AFC 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
 Slovenia UEFA 1 1 0 0 6 4 +2
 Korea Republic AFC 4 4 0 0 24 11 +13
 Solomon Islands OFC 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11
 Spain UEFA 3 0 0 3 3 13 −10
 Tajikistan AFC 2 2 0 0 18 5 +13
 Thailand AFC 23 2 0 21 30 126 −96
 East Timor AFC 4 4 0 0 40 4 +36
 Turkmenistan AFC 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1
 Ukraine UEFA 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2
 Uzbekistan AFC 7 1 2 4 15 25 −10
Total 245 107 33 105 827 746 +81

See also

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