“ In the first qualifying round, the opponents were not stronger than the Vietnam U20 women's team. But the Iran U20 women's team in the second qualifying round is a tough opponent. My team and I will try to win 3 points on the opening day. Facing the top teams in the continent is a good opportunity for me to show my ability. I am not afraid of any opponent,” said the captain of the Vietnam U20 women's team - defender Le Thi Bao Tram.
Leading Group F, the first qualifying round of the 2024 AFC U20 Women's Championship, Bao Tram and her teammates excellently won the right to enter the second qualifying round. According to the draw results, the Vietnam U20 Women's Team is in Group A with opponents Australia, Iran and Lebanon. Meanwhile, Group B includes 4 names: China, Myanmar, Nepal and Chinese Taipei.
Le Thi Bao Tram is the captain of the Vietnam U20 women's team.
Speaking at a press conference before the second qualifying round of the 2024 AFC U20 Women's Championship, head coach of the Vietnam U20 Women's Team Akira Ijiri said: " We have completed 100% of the preparation process for this qualifying round. The Vietnam U20 Women's Team has no injured players, which is important at this time.
We have learned about the Iranian U20 women's team and know that this is a team that is very strong in terms of individual skills. They also have good physical strength and tactical thinking. We prepare carefully for each match and cannot say much about the final match against the Australian U20 women's team at this time ."
The opponent of the U20 women's team in the opening match is the U20 women's team of Iran. The team from West Asia is trying to get a good result against the home team. Coach Morgan Jahan-nejati said: " After the first qualifying round, we have tried to have the best preparation for the second qualifying round. We are ready for the first match against the U20 women's team of Vietnam ".
For her part, the captain of the Iranian U20 women's team, Mohadesheh Zolfi, commented: " Every match is very important, I will try my best in the first match of the tournament. Meeting the Vietnamese U20 women's team is a difficult match but I hope to have a good result. There are differences in the second qualifying round, the training in Vietnam and Iran is also different. We are still trying to control and adapt to this. We also have plans to overcome the difficulties ."
According to the match schedule, the host team U20 Vietnam women will meet U20 Iran women, U20 Lebanon women and U20 Australia women on June 3, 5 and 7 at 7:00 p.m. The matches will take place at Viet Tri Stadium, Phu Tho province, without ticket sales so that fans can more conveniently come to the stadium to watch and cheer for the teams, especially the host U20 Vietnam.
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