FIFA: 3 Vietnamese women's team players have higher stats than the US

The Vietnamese women's team overcame many challenges in their first World Cup appearance. Despite losing 0-3 to the US team, there were still 3 names with impressive stats that were named by FIFA.

Kim Thanh received impressive compliments from FIFA

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The Vietnamese women's team left Eden Park with a 0-3 loss to the defending champions, the United States. FIFA's Facebook page and Twitter account did not hesitate to praise Kim Thanh with the statement: "Hats off to Tran Thi Kim Thanh".

According to FIFA statistics, Kim Thanh is the player with the highest score on the Vietnamese women's team with 8 points. If we consider the total of both teams, she is only behind Sophia Smith (9.5 points, scored a double) and Lindsey Horan (8.6 points), with FIFA's assessment: "Extremely good performance!".

On the FIFA homepage afterwards, Kim Thanh was the number 1 player on the field with 26 times blocking situations that could have resulted in goals. But besides her, there were 2 other names of the Vietnamese women's team ranked number 1 in terms of their parameters.

Thai Thi Thao stole the ball from the US team player

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Accordingly, central midfielder Duong Thi Van stood out with an average speed of 7.85 km/h. This is understandable when this female midfielder entered the field to replace Hai Linh from the 89th minute, still very strong when both teams were exhausted.

Another player who left an impressive record was central midfielder Thai Thi Thao. Player number 11 played the full 90 minutes with a total of 58 close-range moves to put pressure on the strong midfield of the US team.

Vietnam women's team players take photos with fans

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It must also be admitted that in addition to the three names mentioned above on the Vietnamese team, the US team is completely superior in other parameters. FIFA recorded excellent indicators, such as the number of passes (Naomi Girma), crosses (Megan Rapione), shots (Lindsey Horan)...

That difference is inevitable between a rookie coming to the top playground for the first time, and the world's number 1 team, holding the record of 4 World Cup championships and being the defending champion of the last 2 World Cups.

But in terms of the score, the Vietnamese women's team can be temporarily satisfied, having overcome a lot of pressure and confusion in their first appearance on the world stage, avoiding the risk of a breakdown as many fans had worried before entering the tournament.

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