Vietnam women's team's opponents are determined to win the Southeast Asian tournament.

VHO - Teams Australia, Myanmar, Timor Leste and defending champion Philippines all showed high determination ahead of the matches in Group B of the 2025 AFF Women's Football Championship, taking place at Viet Tri Stadium (Phu Tho).

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) said that on August 6 in Phu Tho , a press conference took place on Group B of the 2025 Southeast Asian Women's Football Championship.

Coach Joe Palatsides believes his players will improve through this tournament.

At the beginning of the press conference, the head coach of the Australian women's team - Joe Palatsides affirmed that the opponents in the group are all very strong and have had a very good youth training system in recent years. However, the Australian women's team has also done research to have suitable tactics.

“With many players in the U23 team, we are pursuing the same football philosophy as the national team.

This is not only an opportunity for our young players to adapt to a new philosophy and style of play, but also an opportunity for them to compete in an international football environment against top teams in the region to improve in the future," Coach Joe shared.

Meanwhile, head coach of the Myanmar women's team - Tetsuro Uki expressed his gratitude for the thoughtful welcome from Phu Tho province, and affirmed: "In this group, there are very strong opponents, but we are ready to have the best performances.

The whole team has gathered with the strongest lineup and just had a training trip with many positive results in China. Myanmar's goal is to focus on each match to pass the group stage and not worry no matter which team we meet in this year's tournament."

As the defending champion of the tournament, head coach of the Philippine women's team - Mark Torcaso said the team's goal is to play all 5 matches in this tournament.

Coach Mark Torcaso aims to defend the championship with the Philippines team

“In our squad, we have many players who participated in the 2023 FIFA World Cup combined with young and experienced players. This will help the team play more cohesively and effectively,” said Mark Torcaso.

In addition, this is also an opportunity for us to defend our championship and aim for the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup Finals."

For his part, the head coach of the Timor-Leste women's team, Simo Elissetche, expressed his modesty when saying: "This tournament in Vietnam not only helps the players practice their competitive spirit but is also a good opportunity for us to prove our competitiveness against the top teams in the region."

Group B of the 2025 AFF Women's Championship takes place from August 7 to 13 at Viet Tri Stadium.

Tomorrow, August 7, the Australian women's team will meet the Myanmar women's team in an early match at 4:30 p.m.

After that, the Philippine women's team will also begin their journey to defend their title with a match against Timor-Leste at 7:30 p.m. the same day.

Source: https://baovanhoa.vn/the-thao/cac-doi-thu-cua-tuyen-nu-viet-nam-dat-quyet-tam-cao-tai-giai-dong-nam-a-159247.html