The world media is stunned by Vietnam's largest stadium.

The Trống Đồng Stadium, holding 135,000 spectators, is shocking the global press, with beIN Sports, Chosun, and Daily Mail jointly asserting that Vietnam will soon have the largest stadium on the planet.

Vietnam's sports and construction sectors are becoming the focus of international media as the Trống Đồng Stadium officially breaks ground within the Olympic Sports City complex. This mega project, invested by Vingroup with a total budget of 925 trillion VND, quickly amazes the world press due to its unprecedented scale in sports infrastructure history.

According to announcements, the Trống Đồng Stadium will seat 135,000 people, surpassing all existing facilities to become the world's largest stadium upon completion. Beyond the record-breaking capacity, the project will also set a new milestone with the largest retractable roof system on Earth, enabling year-round sports, cultural, and entertainment events regardless of weather conditions. The construction is expected to finish by August 2028 and is anticipated to become a new symbol of Southeast Asia's sports infrastructure.

Qatar media: "Vietnam will have the world's largest stadium"

Qatar media, notably beIN Sports, devote considerable coverage to this project. In its headline, beIN Sports highlights: “Vietnam will build the world's largest stadium named Trống Đồng with a capacity exceeding 130,000.”

In the article, beIN Sports confirms: “Vietnam will become the country with the world's largest stadium. This ongoing project will have 135,000 seats, surpassing North Korea's Rungrado Stadium by about 5,000 seats.” Qatar media evaluates that this project could turn Vietnam into a new destination for major international sports events in the near future.

South Korean media associate Trống Đồng Stadium with Korean coaches' legacy

Meanwhile, Chosun Ilbo views the project from the perspective of football and long-term development strategy. The newspaper suggests that Trống Đồng Stadium is not only a leap in infrastructure but also could be linked to the legacy of Korean coaches in Vietnam's football history.

Chosun writes: “Under the leadership of coaches Park Hang-seo and Kim Sang-sik, the rapidly improving Vietnamese national team will build the world's largest football-specific stadium.”

The Korean newspaper also compares the project's scale: “Trống Đồng Stadium, expected to be completed by August 2028 in the southern suburbs of Hanoi, will hold 135,000 seats, nearly double the capacity of Old Trafford (74,310 seats) in the Premier League.”

Daily Mail: "Scale surpasses Wembley and Bird’s Nest"

In the UK, Daily Mail describes Vietnam’s project as “rare in the context of modern football.” The paper reports that Vietnam has officially started building the world's largest football stadium in Hanoi, with a capacity of 135,000 seats, almost twice that of Old Trafford.

Daily Mail reveals the project was approved by Hanoi authorities in December 2025 and is the centerpiece of the Olympic Sports City complex, with an estimated investment of about £28 billion. Once completed, the stadium will surpass all famous venues today, from Wembley Stadium (90,000 seats) to Beijing’s Bird’s Nest.

Daily Mail emphasizes: “Very few countries worldwide are willing to invest in a football stadium of this massive scale at present.”

The overwhelming international media responses show that Trống Đồng Stadium is not just a sports facility but a powerful statement of Vietnam’s ambitions and new status on the global sports map.