The Vietnam team during a training session to prepare for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualifying round. (Photo: vff.org.vn)Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam’s nationalwomen’s team seeks to earn a berth in the final round of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Cup by leading Group D in the qualifying round.
Vietnam will compete alongside Myanmar, Iran,Syria and Singapore in the group round, which will be held at the Vietnam YouthFootball Training Centre in Hanoi next month.
In the latest FIFA rankings, Vietnam is rankedNo 32 in the world. In the Asian region, Vietnam is only ranked behindAustralia (world No 6), Japan (No 7), the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea(DPRK) ( No 10), China (No 13), the Republic of Korea (No 18) and Thailand (No30).
Meanwhile, Vietnam’s rivals, Iran, Syria andSingapore, are not listed in FIFA rankings because they did not play well in2016. Only Myanmar was ranked, reaching 43rd in the world.
“In group D, Vietnam will battle with strongrivals Myanmar and Iran. However, we will not be matched with Syria andSingapore,” said coach Mai Duc Chung.
“We will try our best to gain a slot on our hometurf to play in the final round of the AFC tournament,” Chung added.
According to Chung, if Vietnam is focused andtakes full advantage of opportunities, they can complete their goal.
Since early this month, the team began trainingfor the tournament.
Chung brought together 26 players from fiveteams, including Ha Nam, Hanoi and HCM City, with veterans such as Nguyen Hai Hoaand Nguyen Thi Bich Thuy, along with youngsters such as Ha Thi Nhai, Nguyen ThiThuy Hang and Do Thi Nguyen Hai.
Despite rainy days, the Vietnam team continuestraining.
“I am satisfied with my players’ trainingspirit. There is not much time for us, so we must focus on practice, physicalstrength and exercise,” said Chung.
Vietnam will play their first match againstSyria on April 5. The other matches will be versus Singapore (April 7),Iran (April 9) and Myanmar (April 11).
The finals of the tournament, which will beheld from April 7 to 22 next year in Jordan, will also serve as the Asianqualifiers for the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019. The five bestteams will book their tickets to Paris.
Three year ago, the finals were held in HCM City, though Vietnam failed to earn a ticket to the Canada 2015World Cup after losing 1-2 to Thailand.-VNA
Vietnam will compete alongside Myanmar, Iran,Syria and Singapore in the group round, which will be held at the Vietnam YouthFootball Training Centre in Hanoi next month.
In the latest FIFA rankings, Vietnam is rankedNo 32 in the world. In the Asian region, Vietnam is only ranked behindAustralia (world No 6), Japan (No 7), the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea(DPRK) ( No 10), China (No 13), the Republic of Korea (No 18) and Thailand (No30).
Meanwhile, Vietnam’s rivals, Iran, Syria andSingapore, are not listed in FIFA rankings because they did not play well in2016. Only Myanmar was ranked, reaching 43rd in the world.
“In group D, Vietnam will battle with strongrivals Myanmar and Iran. However, we will not be matched with Syria andSingapore,” said coach Mai Duc Chung.
“We will try our best to gain a slot on our hometurf to play in the final round of the AFC tournament,” Chung added.
According to Chung, if Vietnam is focused andtakes full advantage of opportunities, they can complete their goal.
Since early this month, the team began trainingfor the tournament.
Chung brought together 26 players from fiveteams, including Ha Nam, Hanoi and HCM City, with veterans such as Nguyen Hai Hoaand Nguyen Thi Bich Thuy, along with youngsters such as Ha Thi Nhai, Nguyen ThiThuy Hang and Do Thi Nguyen Hai.
Despite rainy days, the Vietnam team continuestraining.
“I am satisfied with my players’ trainingspirit. There is not much time for us, so we must focus on practice, physicalstrength and exercise,” said Chung.
Vietnam will play their first match againstSyria on April 5. The other matches will be versus Singapore (April 7),Iran (April 9) and Myanmar (April 11).
The finals of the tournament, which will beheld from April 7 to 22 next year in Jordan, will also serve as the Asianqualifiers for the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019. The five bestteams will book their tickets to Paris.
Three year ago, the finals were held in HCM City, though Vietnam failed to earn a ticket to the Canada 2015World Cup after losing 1-2 to Thailand.-VNA
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