Today's AFF Women's Cup match schedule: Extremely exciting, if Australia loses, they will return home!

It may not be too difficult for the Vietnamese women's team to pass the group stage of the Southeast Asian women's football tournament - AFF Cup, but from the semi-finals on, we will face very strong opponents, because the teams in Group B are very formidable.

Three-horse race in Group B

Right in the first match of the 2025 Southeast Asian Women's Football Championship - AFF Cup, Group B had a big surprise, when Myanmar defeated U.23 women's Australia 2-1. Myanmar proved to be tough when facing strong opponents, but Australia is not necessarily a weak team, even though they just lost the match.

The Australian team (right) lost to Myanmar in the opening match of the 2025 AFF Women's Cup

Photo: VFF

Philippines and the teams in Group B are very strong

Photo: PFF

Australian football representatives have a habit of starting slowly in international tournaments. But often the more they compete, the deeper they go into the tournament, the more dangerous they become. When going deep into international tournaments, players from the land of kangaroos often promote their physical strengths and top-level competition experience.

On August 10, in the second match of Group B, if U.23 Australia defeats the Philippines, it will not be a shocking surprise. Australian women's football is one of the five strongest women's football teams in Asia (alongside Japan, China, North Korea and South Korea). At the 2023 World Cup, Australia reached the semi-finals. The U.23 Australia team participating in the 2025 Southeast Asian Women's Football Championship is the successor to the Australian national team in the near future, so U.23 Australia is an opponent that cannot be underestimated. Their loss to Myanmar on August 7 may just be an accident and the Australians do not want the accident to happen again and again to them.

In addition, in the U.23 Australia squad for this year's tournament, there are 2 national players: goalkeeper Chloe Lincoln and midfielder Isabel Gomez. The experience of these players will be a factor that helps U.23 Australia become more dangerous in decisive situations.

The deeper the AFF Women's Cup goes, the more exciting it becomes.

Therefore, the competition for the two semi-final tickets of Group B will be very intense. Anything can happen between the three U.23 teams of Australia, Philippines and Myanmar, because each of these teams has its own strengths. Myanmar players are mentally strong, U.23 Australia comes from a rich football tradition, and the Philippines has a modern playing style, thanks to a large group of "Filipino expatriate" players returning from the US.

Vietnam women's team waits to meet strong opponents in the semi-finals

Photo: Minh Tu

One of these three teams will be the opponent of the Vietnamese women's team in the semi-finals. Coach Mai Duc Chung's team defeated the underdog Indonesia on the evening of August 9, winning a ticket to the semi-finals. From the semi-finals, the real difficulties will open up for the Vietnamese women's team, because the opponents of the Philippines, Myanmar and U.23 Australia are all weak teams.

Today (August 10), at 4:30 p.m., Timor Leste will meet Myanmar; at 7:30 p.m., Australia will meet the Philippines.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/lich-thi-dau-aff-cup-nu-hom-nay-cuc-gay-can-uc-thua-se-ve-nuoc-185250808152040942.htm