Right in the opening match of the 2023 World Cup, the Vietnamese women's team had to face the defending champion of the tournament, the United States.
Will the Vietnamese women's team surprise the US?
In many ways, the Vietnamese women's team cannot be compared to the American team.
However, in a recent article, Just Women's Sports surprisingly stated that Huynh Nhu and her teammates are completely capable of creating a surprise.
“The Vietnamese women’s team could be a tough opponent for the US. The proof is that they only lost narrowly with a score of 1-2 to Germany in the recent friendly match.
After that match, coach Mai Duc Chung's team lost 0-2 to New Zealand, helping the World Cup host end a 10-match winless streak.
The attacking power of the Vietnamese women's team was demonstrated in the recent match against Germany. Before that, they also defeated Myanmar to win the SEA Games championship.
Although the US defense is more formidable than Germany and Myanmar, the problem is that the US defenders are still quite young. If they make a mistake, the Vietnamese women's team will take advantage to score a goal," the US newspaper wrote.
Not only that, the writer of Just Women's Sports also believes that the fact that the two teams have never met in the past will bring an advantage to the Vietnamese women's team.
In addition, before entering the journey to defend the title, the American team is still missing many key players due to injury.
“Never having met the US in the past creates an advantage for the Vietnamese women's team because they don't have to think much.
Plus, the team has played nine games together this year. The U.S. women's team's disadvantage is too many injuries.
The US squad that took the field in January is not the same as the one that competed in the World Cup. The Vietnamese women's team can take advantage of this," Just Women's Sports commented.
In the last part of the article, the American newspaper paid attention to two outstanding stars of the Vietnamese women's team, Huynh Nhu and Thanh Nha.
“Huynh Nhu is a veteran player of the Vietnam women's team, having played 103 matches and scored 67 goals. She is the team's all-time leading scorer.
Besides, the Vietnamese women's team also has Thanh Nha, who is worth watching. This young girl just scored a goal against the German team," the American writer continued.
According to the schedule, the match between the Vietnamese women's team and the US will take place on July 22. Five days later, coach Mai Duc Chung and his team will face Portugal and the Netherlands on August 1.
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