Their performance, however, has garnered attention from around the world, and shows promise for Vietnam's soccer horizon. The Chinese government has poured mountains of cash and heaps of political heft into developing Chinese soccer, much of it seemingly having been spent in vain. Right now, most foreigners know two things about Chinese soccer - Carlos Tevez is leaving and Javier Mascherano is coming. The only thing most people know about Vietnamese soccer, in comparison, is that the youth team looks extremely promising. Correction: An earlier version of this article misstated the funding amount of Guangzhou Evergrande's soccer academy.

Source: Forbes January 29, 2018 07:30 UTC