This is a match between two teams that lost in the first round of Group C of the second qualifying round for the 2024 Olympics. While the Vietnamese women's team lost 0-1 to the host team Uzbekistan, the Indian girls also suffered a 0-7 defeat to Asia's number 1 team, Japan. With the defeat in the opening match, both the Vietnamese and Indian women's teams have almost lost the chance to continue to the third qualifying round.
Vietnam women's team lost in the opening match of Group C
However, for the Vietnamese girls, there is still a very important goal to win. If they defeat their opponents, this will be a gift of gratitude and thanks to coach Mai Duc Chung, who will say goodbye to the Vietnamese women's team after the tournament. "Everyone also talked and understood that this is the last tournament coach Mai Duc Chung leads the Vietnamese women's team.
Coach Mai Duc Chung and his students after the match with Uzbekistan
Therefore, we sisters also encourage each other to try our best, put all our spirit and best concentration to compete with India and Japan to show the spirit of Vietnamese women", midfielder Bich Thuy shared during the afternoon practice session on October 28.
Midfielder Bich Thuy and her teammates are determined to win against India.
This goal will certainly not be too difficult for coach Mai Duc Chung's students when the Indian women's team (ranked 61st in the world) is 27 places behind the Vietnamese girls (ranked 34th in the world) in the FIFA rankings. The most recent confrontation between the two teams was a friendly match before the 30th SEA Games in November 2019 and the Vietnamese women's team won with a score of 3-0.
Indian women's team (red shirt) in the loss to Japan
However, under the guidance of Swedish coach Thomas Dennerby, the Indian women's team has changed and improved a lot. Coach Thomas Dennerby is the one who led the Swedish women's team to third place at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Vietnam women's team in training session on the afternoon of October 28
To meet the audience's viewing needs, Thanh Nien Newspaper (thanhnien.vn) will broadcast live the confrontation between the Vietnamese women's team and India in Uzbekistan in the second qualifying round of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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