South Vietnam national football team
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FIFA code | VSO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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South Vietnam 2 - 4 South Korea (South Vietnam, 15 January 1949) Last International Malaysia 3 - 0 South Vietnam (Thailand, 23 March 1975) |
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South Vietnam 10 - 0 Laos (Japan; 1 October 1967) |
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Indonesia 9 - 1 South Vietnam (South Korea, 4 May 1971) |
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Appearances | 2 (First in 1956) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best result | Fourth place, 1956 and 1960 |
The South Vietnam national football team was the national team of South Vietnam between 1949 and 1975. It took part in the first two Asian Cups finals, finishing fourth both times. The team ceased to exist when the North and South regions combined into the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. For results after 1991, see the article Vietnam national football team (no matches were played between 1976 and 1990).
[edit] World Cup record
- 1930 to 1950 - Did not enter
- 1954 - Entry not accepted by FIFA
- 1958 to 1970 - Did not enter
- 1974 - Did not qualify
[edit] Asian Cup record
- 1956 - Fourth place
- 1960 - Fourth place
- 1964 - Did not enter
- 1968 - Did not qualify
- 1972 - Did not enter
- 1976 - Did not qualify