The 2024 LPBank Cup was the twelfth edition of the VFF Cup, an international men's friendly football tournament organized by the Vietnam Football Federation and sponsored by LPBank. The tournament, which featured three participants, was scheduled to be played from 5 to 10 September 2024 at the Mỹ Đình National Stadium in Hanoi.[1][2]

Due to the impacts of Typhoon Yagi, the match scheduled on 7 September between Russia and Thailand was cancelled. Consequently, there would be no winners team as the tournament was left unfinished.[3]

Participating nations

Vietnam Football Federation confirmed the participating teams on 19 August 2024. The tournament will feature host Vietnam and their regional rival Thailand, whom both failed to advance to the third round of the 2026 World Cup qualification. The third participant team was Russia, who was suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions following the invasion of Ukraine.[2][4]

FIFA Rankings, as of 18 July 2024

Nation Confederation FIFA ranking
Russia Russia UEFA 33
Thailand Thailand AFC 101
Vietnam Vietnam (host) AFC 115

Matches

All times are in Vietnam Standard TimeUTC+7

Vietnam 0–3 Russia
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Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Yusri Mohamad (Malaysia)
Russia Cancelled[a] Thailand
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Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 6 goals scored in 2 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

  1. ^ The match was cancelled for safety reasons due to Typhoon Yagi.

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