The Vietnamese women's team escaped after losing to the Philippines at the SEA Games.

(Dan Tri) - At the 32nd SEA Games in 2023 in Cambodia, the Vietnamese women's football team was in the same group and lost to the Philippines. But also in that year's tournament, we beat Myanmar to reach the semi-finals.

The situation of the Vietnamese women's football team at the 32nd SEA Games in 2023 is exactly the same as it is now. Coincidentally, at the SEA Games two years ago, coach Mai Duc Chung's team was also in the same group with the Philippines, Myanmar and Malaysia.

Among these, Malaysia is too weak, almost just a "paving" team for the women's teams of Vietnam, Philippines and Myanmar.

The Vietnamese women's team escaped after losing to the Philippines at the SEA Games (Photo: Manh Quan).

At the SEA Games in Cambodia, the Vietnamese women's team also lost to the Philippines in the group stage, with a score of 1-2. The Philippines also lost to Myanmar (0-1), just like at this SEA Games.

The remaining result in the group is that the Vietnamese women's team defeated Myanmar 3-1 to lead Group A, women's football content of the 32nd SEA Games in 2023. Two years ago, the 3 teams Vietnam, Philippines and Myanmar each had 6 points after the group stage, the Vietnamese women's team ranked highest thanks to being better than the other two teams in terms of sub-index.

In case the Vietnamese women's football team wins against Myanmar and the Philippines wins against Malaysia (this possibility is very likely) on December 11, the three teams Vietnam, Philippines and Myanmar will finish the group stage with each team having 6 points. The rankings between the three teams will then be determined by the additional index.

Coach Mai Duc Chung has experience helping the Vietnamese women's football team escape danger (Photo: Manh Quan).

Therefore, coach Mai Duc Chung's announcement that the Vietnamese women's team will defeat Myanmar in the final match of the group stage this year, to win a ticket to the semi-finals, is not an empty statement.

At the 32nd SEA Games in 2023, the Vietnamese women's football team beat Myanmar twice (3-1 in the group stage and 2-0 in the final). This is an opponent that we have not been afraid of recently.

Therefore, it is not impossible that the scenario of the 32nd SEA Games will repeat itself and the Vietnamese women's football team will again escape from strong opponents the Philippines and Myanmar.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/doi-tuyen-nu-viet-nam-tung-thoat-hiem-sau-khi-thua-philippines-o-sea-games-20251208224205774.htm