Vietnamese football representative has a great chance to enter the semi-finals of the Asian tournament

In their first participation in the Asian Women's Cup 1, Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club performed excellently by winning the first two matches, thereby securing a ticket to the quarter-finals 1 match early. Huynh Nhu and her teammates defeated Taichung Blue Whale (Chinese Taipei) and Odisha (India) with the same score of 3-1.

In the final match against Urawa Red Diamond, Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club does not need to be too concerned about the result. Because in the 2024/2025 AFC Women's Asian Cup C1, the determination of the quarter-final matches will be based on the draw.

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Specifically, the top 3 teams and the second-placed team with the best results will be in group A. The remaining 4 teams include the 2 second-placed teams and the 2 third-placed teams with the best results.

Ho Chi Minh City FC currently has 6 points, certainly in Group A, whether first or second in the group. In Group A, the second-placed team, Abu Dhabi Country, has 5 points after three matches. In Group B, the second-placed team, Kaya Iloilo, currently has 2 points, so even if they win the last match, they are still behind Ho Chi Minh City FC in terms of achievements.

Notably, the seeded clubs in the draw will play the quarter-final match at home. That is a big advantage for the HCMC Women's Club in their efforts to advance further in this tournament.

According to the current situation in the groups, the potential opponents of Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club in the quarterfinals will be Abu Dhabi Country (UAE), Wuhan Jiangda (China), Kaya–Iloilo (Philippines), Bam Khatoon (Iran) or College of Asian Scholars (Thailand).

Among them, Wuhan Jiangda comes from a more developed women's football background than Vietnam but did not play well in the group stage when they lost 2 matches and are not sure of a ticket to the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, the remaining clubs are only on par or below Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club.

The draw for the quarter-finals of the 2024/2025 AFC Women's Cup will take place in January 2025. The quarter-finals will only take place in one leg at the end of March 2025. Before that, tomorrow, October 12, Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club will have the final match of the group stage against Urawa Red Diamonds.

Source: https://vov.vn/the-thao/dai-dien-bong-da-viet-nam-co-co-hoi-lon-vao-ban-ket-giai-chau-a-post1127533.vov