Vietnam women's futsal eliminated from Asian tournament, dream of attending World Cup shattered

Vietnam women's futsal team determined to defeat Japan to win ticket to semi-finals - Photo: AFC

Vietnam women's futsal team's starting lineup: Thanh Ngan, Phuong Anh, Thanh Hang, K'Thua, Thuy Linh.

The Vietnamese women's futsal team (ranked 11th) is currently one place below the Japanese futsal team in the FIFA rankings, but in reality the gap between the two teams is quite large.

In a friendly match before the tournament, the Vietnamese futsal team lost 1-4 to Japan. The defeat to Thailand in the final match of Group C did not reflect the true strength of the Japanese women's futsal team.

That could be the result of the long-term planning of the Japanese women's futsal team. Meeting Vietnam will be easier for the Japanese women's futsal team than other opponents, such as Iran.

However, the Vietnamese women's futsal team is full of confidence for the quarter-final match. When the final whistle has not yet sounded, anything can happen.

The 2025 Asian Women's Futsal Championship is the third time the Asian Women's Futsal Championship is held after the first two times in 2015 and 2018. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian Women's Futsal Championship has been held again.

Unlike previous years, this year's tournament also serves as a qualifier for the 2025 Women's Futsal World Cup at the end of the year. In addition to the host Philippines, who will qualify directly, the top three teams of the 2025 Asian Women's Futsal Championship will qualify for the World Cup. That means teams must at least advance to the quarterfinals to hope to qualify for the World Cup.

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