On the afternoon of May 26, the Vietnamese women's team entered the 5th training session with the official match ball in the 5 Women's World Cup. Before this training session, Vu Thi Hoa was the player who gave an interview to the media.
After the 32nd SEA Games, Vu Thi Hoa shared that this congress is the happiest thing. This is the first time the young Vietnamese striker has attended the SEA Games and won gold.
“When I played at the 32nd SEA Games, I felt nervous and trembling. I remember playing the match against Malaysia and Cambodia the most. I am very happy that the coach trusted me to enter the field," said the female player who won the title of best young player in 2022.
According to Vu Thi Hoa, over the past time, coach Mai Duc Chung has taught her many lessons to help her overcome her shortcomings.
After winning the 32nd SEA Games gold medal, this 20-year-old female player is not satisfied because she has not shown her full ability as well as lacking in physical strength, strength and tactics.
Vu Thi Hoa (left) practices with her teammates
At the last congress, Vu Thi Hoa was not allowed to play regularly in her journey to win gold. However, the 20-year-old player said that practicing with the sisters helped, taught many things to make himself better.
Regarding the Vietnamese women's team's participation in the 2023 World Cup and facing strong teams, Vu Thi Hoa expressed: "I feel very happy. You and your teammates will learn many things. The whole team will learn the opponent to have the best performance in the matches.”
Vu Thi Hoa also set a goal for herself to show her full potential and try to score in matches at the 2023 World Cup.
“In recent days, the whole team has changed a bit in practice. I think the upcoming opponent, the whole team needs a lot of physical strength, so the coach has given a lot of exercise and given the best tactics for the team to practice for the upcoming tournament "- Vu Thi Hoa said.
In today's training session, coach Mai Duc Chung's teachers and students first came into contact with the official match ball at the 2023 Women's World Cup. In order to best prepare for the 2023 Women's World Cup Finals, FIFA provided the Vietnamese women's team. 24 OCEAUNZ balls. This is a tournament-specific ball with features to increase accuracy, speed, stability and support fast-paced matches.
The players get acquainted with the official match ball
Before this training session, the Vietnamese women's team had a medical evaluation according to the set of criteria issued by FIFA to ensure the regulations before participating in the tournament.
During this gathering, the Vietnamese women's team will practice until June 5 before departing for training in Germany. Coach Mai Duc Chung's teachers and students will also have 6 important matches against the German women's team, the Polish U2 team and a friendly with 23 other women's teams in Germany.