AFF Cup 2025 schedule: When will the Vietnamese women's team meet Thailand again for the bronze medal?

Unable to enter the final when Australia proved too strong, the Vietnamese women's team will enter a match full of honor, competing for the bronze medal with rival Thailand.

Bich Thuy scored the equalizer 1-2 for the Vietnamese women's team against Australia

Photo: Minh Tu

Vietnam Women's Team: Honorary match at Lach Tray

The Vietnamese women's team played a hard-fought match against their Australian opponents (actually the Australian U.23s) in the semi-finals of the 2025 AFF Women's Championship (AFF Cup 2025), creating many chances on a packed Lach Tray Stadium but also squandering many.

Facing the cheers of a sea of fans at Lach Tray Stadium, Coach Mai Duc Chung's students tried their best, but could not create a surprise, conceding 2 goals. Bich Thuy scored with a classy solo performance but it was too late, and had to watch her opponent enter the final match.

Bich Thuy's beautiful goal in the final minutes of the match

However, the 2015 AFF Cup has not ended yet and is still ongoing. Ahead of the Vietnamese women's team will be the bronze medal match, with their fateful opponent Thailand.

Vietnam women's team sadly lost to U.23 Australia, missed the AFF Cup women's final

The Australian team is physically superior.

Photo: Minh Tu

Certainly, coach Mai Duc Chung and his team will want to seek victory in the final match at Lach Stadium, in a competition of great honor with their Thai opponents as a meaningful farewell gift to their fans, especially Hai Phong fans.

It is expected that the Vietnamese women's team will have 2 days off before entering the bronze medal match with Thailand at 4:30 p.m. on August 19. Before Australia plays Myanmar again in the final match at Lach Tray Stadium at 7:30 p.m.

Extend the winning streak

In the semi-final match, coach Mai Duc Chung sent out captain Huynh Nhu - the first and only Vietnamese to score against the Australian national team - from the start, as well as Thanh Nha, Van Su... who were previously mostly back-up players.

Sea of people cheering for the Vietnamese women's team at Lach Tray Stadium

Photo: Minh Tu

These adjustments are to help us better cope with our Australian opponents who are physically superior, very powerful and have started to "get into shape".

However, it is likely that this veteran coach will once again shuffle the squad in the bronze medal match, against Thailand, whose playing style and strengths and weaknesses we understand very well. It would be great if the victory came with many young players taking the field and playing well.

But certainly the goal of the Vietnamese women's team will be only one, which is another victory to further extend the winning streak against rival Thailand that has lasted for the past 10 years, ready to accelerate the transition process that has been underway since the 2023 World Cup.

Highlight of Vietnam women's team 1-2 U.23 Australia: Missed the final

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Source: https://thanhnien.vn/lich-thi-dau-aff-cup-2025-doi-tuyen-nu-viet-nam-gap-lai-thai-lan-tranh-hcd-ngay-nao-185250816220058232.htm