Vietnam women's team firmly holds the right to self-determination, has an advantage over Myanmar

Despite losing in unfortunate extra time to the Philippines, the Vietnamese women's team still firmly holds the right to self-determination at the 33rd SEA Games thanks to a big win over Malaysia in their opening match.

A threat to the Philippines by the Vietnamese women's team

Photo: Kha Hoa

Vietnam women's team wins to advance

After 2 rounds of competition, Group B of women's football at SEA Games 33 is quite attractive. Myanmar is holding a big advantage after 2 wins, but the Vietnamese women's team can completely eliminate this opponent.

Match schedule on December 11 of Vietnam and Myanmar women's teams

At this time, the Vietnamese and Philippine women's teams are both on 3 points, but coach Mai Duc Chung's team is in second place thanks to a goal difference of +6 compared to their opponents' 0. The team's disappointment is understandable, but everything is still within reach.

The tournament rules will consider goal difference in all matches in the group stage, so the Vietnamese women's team is firmly in control. We only need to beat Myanmar (+4 goal difference) in the last match to get 6 points but will automatically be ranked higher thanks to the superior goal difference.

Vietnamese fans at Chonburi Daikin Stadium support the Vietnamese women's team

Photo: Kha Hoa

The Philippines' chance is not over yet because if they win by a large margin against Malaysia, which was eliminated early, they will have a wide open door to continue (the eliminated team will be Myanmar if they lose, or the Vietnamese women's team if they draw or lose to Myanmar).

This situation naturally puts us in a position where we have to win, but once we win, the ticket to the semi-finals, or even the top spot in Group B, will belong to coach Mai Duc Chung and his team.

Historical advantage over Myanmar

The Myanmar team is making a strong impression after having 6 points thanks to defeating the Philippines 2-1 and winning Malaysia 3-0. But in reality, the Vietnamese women's team has a big psychological advantage thanks to their superior head-to-head advantage over Myanmar.

The women's team holds the right to self-determination in their hands.

Photo: Kha Hoa

Since 2015, the Vietnamese women's team has won 7 out of 9 meetings in official matches, had 1 draw in the 2022 Women's Asian Cup with a squad with many people infected with Covid-19, thereby winning a ticket to the quarterfinals.

The only defeat of the Vietnamese women's team occurred on July 17, 2022, when coach Mai Duc Chung and his team were very disappointed after losing to the Philippines in the semi-finals, accepting a narrow 3-4 defeat in the bronze medal match against Myanmar.

Reality on the pitch shows that Myanmar is always a tough opponent in Southeast Asia. The Vietnamese girls respect their opponents who reached the final of the AFF Cup 2025 (lost 0-1 to Australia), but have never been afraid to face them.

Especially at the most recent SEA Games in Cambodia 2023, 2 victories with a score of 3-1 in the group stage and 2-0 in the final helped coach Mai Duc Chung and his team win the 4th consecutive SEA Games gold medal, an unprecedented record.

The match takes place at 4:00 p.m. on December 11.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/doi-tuyen-nu-viet-nam-nam-chac-quyen-tu-quyet-loi-the-doi-dau-vuot-troi-myanmar-185251209005828096.htm