Ho Chi Minh City Club will be in a special position if…

After 2 matches in Group C, Ho Chi Minh City FC has won 6 points with a perfect record. Huynh Nhu and her teammates defeated the Taiwanese representative, Taichung Blue Whale, 3-1 (on October 6), before defeating Odisha FC from India with the same score of 3-1 (on the evening of October 9).

With 6 points and a goal difference of +4, Ho Chi Minh City FC is still in second place in Group C. Meanwhile, the leading team in Group C is Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan), also with 6 points but with a better goal difference than the Vietnamese representative (+19 compared to +4). The team from the land of cherry blossoms won 17-0 against Odisha FC, then won 2-0 against Taichung Blue Whale FC.

Taichung Blue Whale Club is currently third in Group C with 0 points and a goal difference of -4, while Odisha Club is last with 0 points and a goal difference of -19.

Group C standings after 2 matches

The 2024-2025 Asian Women's Cup has 12 competing teams, divided equally into 3 groups, playing a round robin to calculate ranking points. The first and second-placed teams in each group, along with the two third-placed teams with the best results, will advance. Thus, based on the actual rankings of Group C, Ho Chi Minh City Club has already won a ticket to the quarterfinals, regardless of the results of the last match. Coach Nguyen Hong Pham's team will at least participate in the round for the 8 strongest teams with the second position in the group.

With the advantage of playing at Thong Nhat Stadium and a comfortable mentality after having entered the next round early, Ho Chi Minh City Club is expected to continue to win in the final match against Urawa Red Diamonds on October 12. In addition, fans also have reason to hope when the number 1 striker of the Vietnamese women's team is in good form. Up to now, the striker from Tra Vinh has had 2 goals and 1 assist, after 2 matches in the group stage. If they win, Huynh Nhu and her teammates will reach the top of the table.

Ho Chi Minh City Club must defeat Urawa Red Diamonds Club to win first place in Group C.

Hopefully so, but this task will be extremely difficult for Ho Chi Minh City FC. Urawa Red Diamonds FC is a strong team, currently dominating the Japanese women's national championship (where women's football is among the top in the world ).

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/bang-xep-hang-cup-c1-nu-chau-a-moi-nhat-clb-tphcm-se-o-vi-tri-dac-biet-neu-185241009235017075.htm