In the press conference before the match against Nepal, Huynh Nhu shared: "Although there is a difference in rankings, we respect all opponents. The whole team watched the video of the match between the Nepal women's team and the Indian women's team.
Nepal have good technique and have improved a lot in recent years. So tomorrow's match will be very difficult. However, we came here to win and will try our best."
Striker Huynh Nhu returns to play for the Vietnam women's team (Photo: VFF).
Answering the question about the time playing in Portugal, Huynh Nhu said: "The experience of training and competing in the past was very useful for me personally. Portuguese players have good techniques and the pace of the game is fast, so it requires maximum concentration on the match. I will make the most of what I learned in Portugal for the two upcoming matches."
Meanwhile, coach Mai Duc Chung said: "We have never played against the Nepal women's team before but have watched their matches, and I am very impressed. You have made very fast progress in the Asian region. We must pay close attention to tomorrow's match."
Coach Mai Duc Chung also highly appreciated the number 9 striker of the Nepal women's team and expressed regret that the two remaining teams did not participate in this round.
In the first qualifying round of the 2024 Olympics, Group C only has Vietnam and Nepal left after Afghanistan and Palestine withdrew. With two teams remaining, the Organizing Committee decided to change the format of this group to a two-legged match between Vietnam and Nepal on April 5 and April 8 (both at 7:15 p.m.) in Kathmandu (Nepal).
"I'm sorry that this group previously had 4 teams but then 2 teams withdrew. The Vietnamese women's team is looking forward to competing with other teams to prepare for the 2023 Women's World Cup finals.
The two teams are determined to play fair (Photo: VFF).
We are not here to play around. The whole team respects Nepal very much, and will try our best in the next two matches," coach Mai Duc Chung emphasized.
The first round of the 2024 Paris Olympics Asian qualifiers has 7 groups. The top 7 teams from each group will compete with the women's teams of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Japan, Australia, China and South Korea in the second round.
The winning team will advance to the second qualifying round. If two teams are tied on points and stats, they will play two extra rounds or penalty shootouts.
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