On June 11, the Vietnamese women's team had their first friendly match during their training trip in Japan, against the Iga Kunoichi Mie women's club, which is currently ranked 3rd in the Japanese National First Division. In the end, coach Mai Duc Chung and his team won 3-2.
Although Chung's team conceded a goal in the 2nd minute, they quickly regained control of the game. In the 16th minute, Nguyen Thi Van scored the equalizer 1-1.
Before the first half ended, Iga Kunoichi Mie Club once again took the lead 2-1 from a lapse in concentration by the Vietnamese defense.
In the second half, coach Mai Duc Chung made a series of substitutions to refresh the squad in the 62nd minute. These adjustments quickly paid off when Hai Yen scored a double in the 75th and 86th minutes, helping the Vietnamese women's team come from behind to win 3-2.
According to the plan, the Vietnamese women's team will continue to play friendly matches with two Japanese university teams, Tezukayama Gakuin University (June 13) and Osaka University of Sports and Health Sciences (June 15).
This training trip is an important preparation step for the Vietnamese women's team towards the qualifying round of the 2026 Asian Women's Football Championship. In this tournament, the Vietnamese women's team is in Group E with opponents Guam, UAE and Maldives, competing at Viet Tri Stadium ( Phu Tho ). The match schedule is as follows: on June 29, they will meet Maldives, on July 2, they will meet UAE and Guam on July 5.
The 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers have 34 teams divided into 8 groups (2 groups of 5 teams and 6 groups of 4 teams). The teams compete in a round robin format to determine the top 8 teams in each group to qualify for the finals, along with 4 teams that have already secured a place in the finals, namely Australia (host of the finals) and the 3 teams with the highest achievements from the 2022 season, including China, Japan and South Korea.
The six teams with the best results at the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup will qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Source: https://nld.com.vn/nu-viet-nam-thang-clb-nhat-ban-3-2-196250611155052068.htm
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