Vietnam women's volleyball team played well against the world's 8th ranked team, lost with "head held high"

Many Thai newspapers regretted seeing the Vietnamese women's volleyball team lose to the Japanese women's volleyball team.

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The Vietnamese women's volleyball team competed hard at the Asian tournament. (Source: VTV)

In the third-place match of the 2023 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team lost 2-3 to Japan.

This was a match in which coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet's players played well but lost at the decisive moment. This defeat caused our team to miss the 2025 Volleyball World Cup.

Witnessing the defeat of the Vietnamese women's volleyball team, many leading Thai newspapers expressed regret. Siam Sport newspaper wrote: "The Japanese women's volleyball team broke the hearts of Vietnamese players".

The article emphasized: "The Vietnamese women's volleyball team started the match better, winning the first set with a score of 25-12. After losing two consecutive sets to Japan, coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet's team rose up in the fourth set, winning 25-20.

However, in the decisive set 5, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team could not keep their composure and lost to Japan. The last ticket to the World Cup in Asia belonged to the team from the Land of the Rising Sun."

Thairath newspaper commented: "Japan played with more courage when they turned the situation around and won 3-2 against the Vietnamese women's volleyball team.

Although they failed to qualify for the 2025 Volleyball World Cup, Vietnam can still hold their heads high. The fourth place is their best achievement in history."

Komchadluek newspaper praised: "The Vietnamese women's volleyball team is only ranked 40th in the world, but they played no less competitively than their opponent, ranked 8th, Japan.

The match was decided in a split second. It is commendable that coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet's team won 2 sets against Japan."

Sanook newspaper headlined: "Doing your best. Vietnam women's volleyball team lost narrowly to Japan and won 4th place in the Asian women's volleyball tournament".

In the article, the author affirmed that Thanh Thuy and her teammates played their best and gave the audience a thrilling match. Winning 4th place is the best achievement in the history of Vietnamese women's volleyball in the Asian tournament.

Meanwhile, Thaitiger newspaper affirmed: Japan "won a thrilling victory over the Vietnamese women's volleyball team. In terms of international rankings, the level of the two teams is quite different.

However, the reality on the field did not show that. The Vietnamese women's volleyball team played well against the world's 8th ranked team and only lost in the deciding set."

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