Vietnam's Golden Ball for Women shows off her talent for the first time at the Asian Futsal Championship

On the afternoon of May 6, the Vietnamese women's futsal team had their final training session before the opening match against the Hong Kong team in the final round of the Asian women's futsal tournament, taking place at 4:00 p.m. on May 7 (Vietnam time).

Thuy Trang: "I come to the tournament with pride as a Vietnamese woman..."

The afternoon training session on May 6 was held at the same time as the official match, to help the players of the Vietnamese women's futsal team adapt and reach their best condition. Sharing before the match, player Tran Thi Thuy Trang expressed her excitement when participating in the Asian futsal tournament for the first time: "I have participated in many Asian finals in grass football, but this is the first time I have participated as a futsal player. I am very excited and proud to be here. Hopefully, my teammates and I will have a good performance".

Thuy Trang also admitted that the differences between futsal and 11-a-side football, from field size to tactics, caused her many difficulties: "However, I received a lot of support from the coaching staff and teammates to integrate and improve every day."

Midfielder Tran Thi Thuy Trang has her first ever appearance at the Asian Futsal Championship.

PHOTO: VFF

Regarding the opponent Hong Kong in the opening match of Group B of the 2025 Asian Women's Futsal Championship, the 2024 Vietnam Women's Golden Ball shared: "I have never faced this team, but through watching the video , I can see that they have made a lot of progress. However, I believe that if the whole team plays at their best, we can absolutely win. I come to the tournament with pride as a Vietnamese woman, ready to play my best and hope to contribute to the success of the team."

On the homepage of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on May 6, captain Trinh Nguyen Thanh Hang was recognized by AFC as the first Vietnamese player to participate in 3 Asian women's futsal finals. This is a proud milestone for Thanh Hang herself and Vietnamese women's futsal.

Vietnam women's futsal team captain praised by AFC

PHOTO: VFF

The 2025 Asian Women's Futsal Championship has 12 teams, divided into 3 groups, playing a round-robin to calculate points and rank. The top two teams in each group (6 teams) and the 2 third-place teams with the best results will advance to the quarter-finals. The Vietnamese women's futsal team is in Group B with Hong Kong (playing on May 7), the Philippines (May 9) and Iran (May 11).

Coach Dinh Hoang assessed that the Iranian women's futsal team (ranked 9th in FIFA, ranked 2nd in Asia) is the strongest and is the leading candidate for a ticket to the quarterfinals. The coaching staff has also researched and come up with the best plan when facing Iran. "The Hong Kong and Philippines teams are on par with Vietnam. We will have a chance to win. The team's first goal is to pass the group stage and go as far as possible," Mr. Hoang added.

Not only stopping at reaching the Asian quarterfinals, the big goal of the Vietnamese women's futsal team is to win a ticket to the Women's Futsal World Cup (held for the first time) at the end of this year in the Philippines. Accordingly, the top 3 teams with the best results in the Asian tournament will participate in the biggest playground on the planet for women's futsal.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/qua-bong-vang-nu-viet-nam-lan-dau-tro-tai-tai-vck-futsal-chau-a-185250506180455738.htm