Coach Mai Duc Chung assessed that the confrontation between the Vietnamese women's team and Portugal will be very interesting between the two teams, both participating in the Women's World Cup for the first time. "In terms of strength, Portugal is still 10 levels above us. I think tomorrow the Portuguese team will take the initiative to attack. That is the condition for us to defend tightly and counterattack quickly."
Coach Mai Duc Chung said that everyone on the team wanted to win: "I know that meeting Portugal is very difficult for us. Recently, we also practiced tight defense and quick counterattacks. If we can steal the ball at home, we will quickly counterattack the opponent with 2-3 passes. If we win, it will be great. We need to know how to play. When facing situations where the opponent is tall and runs fast, we cannot play at long speed and have to play a small triangle, passing quickly far away from the opponent, which is something we learned in the past matches."
At the press conference on July 26, sharing about the Philippines' unexpected victory over New Zealand, coach Mai Duc Chung expressed: "The Philippines' victory is pressure for us and also luck for us in Southeast Asia. I don't think that if they win, we must win too. If we compare, the Philippines has many naturalized players of African origin, while Vietnam has only domestic players. We cannot compare in terms of stature and strength with them. In addition, our opponent Portugal is very strong in long balls, high balls and attacking the flanks."
For team captain Huynh Nhu, she said that the 1-year playing time in Portugal with many players currently playing for their national team. "The playing style of the Portuguese female players is very strong, powerful, and technical. In the upcoming match, the entire Vietnamese team will try their best to get the best result," said team captain Huynh Nhu.
Huynh Nhu said that the whole team is now eager to score, not just her. After the recent matches of playing and learning from opponents around the world , the whole team will play their best against any opponent. Besides, Huynh Nhu also said that Benfica's Jessica Lisandra is a very dangerous, agile and technical star of the Portuguese team and the whole team will pay attention to this player.
The match between the Vietnamese women's team and Portugal will take place at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow (July 27) at Waikato Stadium (Hamilton, New Zealand). Compared to the US or the Netherlands, the Portuguese team is considered weaker. However, the team ranked 21st in the world is still superior in many aspects to the Vietnamese women's team./.
Source link
![[Maritime News] Two Evergreen ships in a row: More than 50 containers fell into the sea](https://vphoto.vietnam.vn/thumb/402x226/vietnam/resource/IMAGE/2025/8/4/7c4aab5ced9d4b0e893092ffc2be8327)
Comment (0)