On the afternoon of June 27, the Vietnamese women's team returned home after 3 weeks of training in Europe. At the airport to welcome the team were General Secretary Duong Nghiep Khoi and representatives of the functional departments of the Vietnam Football Federation. Also welcoming coach Mai Duc Chung and his team were quite a number of fans and relatives of the members of the Vietnamese women's team.

Fans take photos with coach Mai Duc Chung. Photo: VFF

Despite having to go through a flight of more than 10 hours, the spirit and health of the Vietnamese women's team are generally quite good. From the airport, the players were given priority to help with the fastest procedures to return to the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center to rest, while some other members of the coaching staff stayed behind to receive their luggage and move on later.

During the training period in Poland and Germany, the Vietnamese women's team had 4 friendly matches with quality teams. As a result, coach Mai Duc Chung and his team won 2-1 against the youth team of Eintracht Frankfurt and 2-0 against Schott Mainz. In the remaining two matches against the Polish U23 women's team and the German women's team, the Vietnamese women's team played well and only lost with a score of 1-2.

Vietnamese female football players were welcomed by many fans. Photo: VFF

After returning from Europe, the Vietnamese women's team will have 10 days of training at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center (Hanoi) before leaving for New Zealand on July 5 to get used to the training and competition conditions at the 2023 Women's World Cup finals. During the training period in New Zealand, the Vietnamese women's team will have two more important friendly matches with host New Zealand on July 10 and Spain on July 14.

According to the plan, on the morning of June 28, the whole team will listen to a lecturer from the World Football Federation talk about the rules of the 2023 Women's World Cup finals.

HOAI PHUONG