FIFA chief Gianni Infantino assesses Vietnam’s record‑breaking stadium during two‑day visit

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has visited the site of Vietnam's new 60,000-seat PVF Stadium during a two-day trip to the country.

The visit comes as Vietnam continues a major infrastructure push, with the new venue potentially strengthening its ability to host major international football.

Gianni Infantino checks out Vietnam ahead of potential World Cup bid

Infantino toured the PVF Stadium construction site in Hung Yen Province on August 27th, accompanied by FIFA secretary general Mattias Grafström and senior representatives from the Vietnamese and Southeast Asian football authorities.

The FIFA chief spent around 15 minutes inspecting the development, speaking with engineers and workers as construction continues ahead of its scheduled March 2027 completion.

The football-specific stadium will have no running track and feature an 8,600-tonne retractable steel roof capable of opening or closing automatically within 12 to 20 minutes.

Once completed, it will become Vietnam's largest stadium, surpassing the 40,000-capacity My Dinh National Stadium.

Vietnam is already planning another huge venue, with Vingroup announcing a proposed 135,000-seat Trong Dong Stadium as part of a wider sports complex south of Hanoi. That project is targeting completion in July 2027.

Infantino said he could already see the shape of the finished PVF Stadium and described it as a major breakthrough for Vietnam's sporting infrastructure, potentially allowing the country to stage larger matches and events.

His visit also included the PVF Youth Football Training Centre, while his wider trip saw him attend Vietnam's ASEAN Cup final against Thailand at My Dinh Stadium.

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The scale of Vietnam's stadium and wider infrastructure investment shows an obvious desire to position the country for much bigger sporting events in the future.

A 60,000-capacity venue with a retractable roof would give Vietnam a significant new asset for international football, while the proposed 135,000-seater shows how ambitious the wider plans are.

Whether those developments eventually translate into a World Cup bid is another matter, but the foundations for Vietnam to host major tournaments are clearly being laid.