Vietnam women vs Cambodia women, 7:30 p.m. August 6: Jubilant opening

TPO - Football commentary on Vietnam women's team vs Cambodia women's team, Group A of the 2025 Southeast Asian Women's Football Championship, at 7:30 p.m. on August 6 - Information on squad, expected lineup, form, and history of confrontation. High morale and home field advantage promise to help coach Mai Duc Chung and his team have an explosive opening match against Cambodia at Lach Tray Stadium (Hai Phong).

Báo Tiền Phong•06/08/2025

Pre-match review

Today (August 6), the 2025 Southeast Asian Women's Football Championship officially kicked off. Group A took place at Lach Tray Stadium ( Hai Phong ) with the participation of Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia and Cambodia. Meanwhile, Group B was held at Viet Tri Stadium (Phu Tho) with the Philippines, Myanmar, U23 Australia and Timor Leste.

As the host of the tournament, the Vietnamese women's team has made careful preparations for the goal of winning the championship. Coach Mai Duc Chung and his team had a training trip to Quang Ninh and then a training session in Hai Phong with many friendly matches to test the team, to enter the tournament with a ready mindset.

Notably, in June, the team had a training trip to Japan to prepare for the 2026 Asian qualifiers and won all 3 matches with big scores against Maldives (7-0), UAE (6-0) and Guam (4-0), thereby helping the players' spirits rise before the opening day.

In the opening match of Group A against Cambodia at home, the goal of coach Mai Duc Chung and his team is to win all 3 points. This is an achievable task, as Vietnamese women's football has long been leading in the region and is superior in class compared to its opponents. In Group A, only Thailand is considered capable of creating a fair competition.

Meanwhile, the Cambodian women's team only set a goal of getting points in the opening match, but in reality this is an extremely difficult challenge. Especially in the context that just a few days before the tournament, the Cambodian Football Federation suddenly brought the men's team coach Koji Gyotoku to lead the women's team, causing internal turmoil in this team.

In the 2026 Asian qualifiers, Cambodia won 1, drew 1, and lost 1, not a bad result. This team has also made significant efforts in their journey to improve their level, aiming to narrow the gap with the top women's football teams in the region. Notably, a number of American-born players have been called up to strengthen the squad. However, they are still not worthy opponents of host Vietnam.

Form, head-to-head history

In the past, the Vietnamese women's team has faced Cambodia 3 times in official tournaments and won all 3, scoring a total of 14 goals without conceding any.

Specifically, at the 2022 AFF Women's Cup, the Vietnamese women's team showed their superior strength with two victories of 3-0 and 7-0 against Cambodia. At the 32nd SEA Games, coach Mai Duc Chung and his team continued to affirm their class with a resounding 4-0 away victory.

Not only dominating the score, the girls in red also showed complete superiority in terms of physical strength, technical tactics and ability to organize the game.

Force information

Both teams are at their best in the opening match of Group A of the 2025 AFF Women's Football Championship.

Expected lineup:

Vietnam women's team: Kim Thanh, Thu Thuong, Tran Thi Thu, Chuong Thi Kieu, Diem My, Van Su, Duong Thi Van, Bich Thuy, Tuyet Dung, Huynh Nhu, Minh Chuyen.

Cambodia women's team: Sompors, Saphea, Sokha, Sophy, Linda, Seakleng, Rosita, Chantra, Kunthea, Sreybon, Symean.

Score prediction: Vietnam women 3-0 Cambodia women

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