The Vietnamese women's team returned home on August 3 after finishing their journey at the 2023 World Cup.
Kim Thanh shook hands with the American player after the match.
After 3 matches, coach Mai Duc Chung and his team did not gain any points, conceded 12 goals and did not score once.
However, during the journey at the tournament in Australia and New Zealand, a name of the Vietnamese women's team still left a strong impression.
The person mentioned is none other than goalkeeper Tran Thi Kim Thanh.
According to statistics, after the group stage, the goalkeeper born in 1993 had a total of 18 times blocking the opponent's shots.
On average, Kim Thanh has 6 successful saves per match, a number only second to Costa Rica's goalkeeper Daniel Solera (average 8.3 times/match).
The most notable of Thanh's saves was the one that denied a penalty kick from veteran striker Alex Morgan (USA).
Besides, in this year's tournament, the goalkeeper of the HCM City Women's Club I also showed the ability to enter and exit appropriately, impressively controlling the penalty area.
Of the 11 players who started from the beginning in the 3 matches against the US, Portugal and the Netherlands, Kim Thanh was always the one who received the highest score from Sofascore.
Specifically, in the match against the US, she was given 7.8 points, in the match against Portugal she was given 8.3 points and in the match against the Netherlands she was given 6.7 points.
At the 2023 World Cup, Kim Thanh was fully booked in two matches against the US and Portugal.
In the match against the Netherlands, after the first half, she was taken off and replaced by Khong Thi Hang.
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