The match between the Vietnamese women's team and Portugal took place in Hamilton City (New Zealand), about 120km from the base of coach Mai Duc Chung and his team in Auckland.
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| Vietnam women's team players on the training ground, ready for the match against Portugal women's team. (Source: VFF) |
As planned, on July 25, the Vietnamese women's team will continue to practice at Fred Taylor Park (Auckland), then move to Hamilton on the morning of July 26.
Here, Thanh Nha and her teammates had an official training session at Porritt Stadium in the afternoon of the same day.
The distance from Auckland city to Hamilton city is 120km and the members of the Vietnamese women's team traveled by bus of the Organizing Committee.
To ensure security and smooth travel, police escorts will "closely follow" and escort coach Mai Duc Chung and his team to the hotel in Hamilton.
The Vietnamese women's team had a session to familiarize themselves with Waikato Stadium (capacity 25,800 seats) before the match against Portugal at 2:30 p.m. on July 22.
Compared to the headquarters in Auckland, the new location of the Vietnamese women's team has a similar climate, so the players can adapt quickly.
The upcoming match against Portugal will be played in the evening (local time). At that time, the temperature in New Zealand will drop.
However, the Vietnamese women's players all affirmed that this is not too important because the Vietnamese women's team has had 20 days to get used to the weather. Currently, the players are fully focused, preparing for the next match.
In addition to careful mental and professional preparation, what makes coach Mai Duc Chung happiest is the physical recovery of key players such as Thanh Nha, Chuong Thi Kieu, Duong Thi Van, Hai Yen...
All ready for the important match ahead.
In the match against Portugal, in addition to a solid defensive style of play, coach Mai Duc Chung prepared many quick counterattacks to find opportunities to score goals in the World Cup arena.
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