Vietnamese women's football wants to break records

The rematch between the two top teams in the region will take place at the Olympic Stadium (Phnom Penh) at 7:30 p.m. on May 15 (VTV5).

Before participating in the 32nd SEA Games, the Vietnamese women's football team held many records with 7 championship titles and 3 consecutive gold medals. Mr. Mai Duc Chung is also the most successful coach in SEA Games football (both men and women) with 5 gold medals - a record that is difficult to break. In Southeast Asia, the class and level of the Vietnamese women's team is superior to other teams. Not applying the policy of naturalizing players, nor having a domestic tournament that meets professional standards, but the "diamond" girls of Vietnam always make their Southeast Asian colleagues admire them with their resilience and agility. Notably, the Vietnamese women's team is currently ranked 33rd in the world (FIFA), 5th in Asia and is one of two teams in Southeast Asia to qualify for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup finals. Before the SEA Games 32 gold medal match, the Vietnamese women's team won 3 victories and lost 1, including defeating Myanmar 3-1 in the group stage. This achievement is a motivation for coach Mai Duc Chung and his team to be more confident when facing Myanmar again in the final.

Will the Vietnamese women's football team win the SEA Games 32 gold medal tonight, May 15? Photo: QUANG LIEM

Myanmar and Vietnam women's football teams have competed many times in high-level international arenas such as Olympic qualifiers and Asian Cup. Since 2019, Myanmar has been one of two women's teams in Southeast Asia that can defeat the Vietnamese women's team. However, historical statistics show that the Vietnamese girls are superior to Myanmar with 7 wins and 2 draws in the last 11 encounters. In addition, the Vietnamese women's team also defeated Myanmar twice in the last 2 SEA Games. In this rematch, experts say that coach Mai Duc Chung and his team will not easily defeat Myanmar as in the previous match. In the semi-finals, despite being behind by 2 goals, the Myanmar women's team created an impressive comeback - defeating the Thai women's team with a score of 4-2. The tenacious fighting spirit of coach Tetsuro Uki's team is compared by experts to "samurai" and is worthy of being a worthy opponent for the reigning champion Vietnam. If they defeat Myanmar and win the SEA Games gold medal this time, the Vietnamese women's team will set a record of 8 times winning the tournament, 4 consecutive championships. The audience is looking forward to the brilliance of Huynh Nhu - a female striker playing in the Portuguese championship, a "fear" of Myanmar's defense when always breaking the opponent's net in the last 5 times the two teams met.

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