The strongest candidate for the championship and the 'youngest' of women's football come to Viet Tri

On the night of August 5, the two U.23 women's teams of Australia and Timor Leste arrived at Saigon - Phu Tho Hotel to prepare for the 2025 Southeast Asian women's football tournament, taking place at Viet Tri Stadium from August 7 to August 13.

Australia U.23 women's team predicted to reach semi-finals

Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Phu Tho province, Mr. Dao Tien Cuong and Mr. Nguyen Van Ha - Director of the Center for Management and Exploitation of Phu Tho Province Sports Complex; representatives of the local organizing committee and the hotel came to welcome and present flowers to the two teams.

Phu Tho provincial officials presented flowers to welcome the Australian team.

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The Australian girls were very cheerful despite the long flight.

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The Australian women's U.23 football team is considered a strong candidate.

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Despite the long flight and connecting flights, the players and coaching staff of both teams still appeared relaxed and ready to enter the tournament. In the list of 23 players of the Australian women's U.23 team coming to Vietnam this time, in addition to the names that participated in the U.20 Women's World Cup such as Holly Furphy, Naomi Chinnama or Sofia Sakalis (Box Hill United Pythagoras Club), Coach Joe Palatsides also has many players who are playing for top clubs in the A-League women's national championship such as Isabel Gomez (Northern Tigers Club), Chloe Lincoln (Brisbane Roar Club) or Amy Chessari (Western Sydney Wanderers Club)...

With a squad of equal quality in all three lines, the Australian women's U.23 team is considered the top candidate for a place in the semi-finals, even competing for the championship with host Vietnam and the reigning 2024 Southeast Asian champion - the Philippines women's team.

Timor Leste women's team faces "difficulties" in the opening match

Along with the Australian U.23 women's team, the Timor Leste women's team also arrived at Saigon - Phu Tho Hotel at 0:30 on August 6. Although not under much pressure for results, coach Simo Elizabeh and his team still showed a relaxed spirit and were ready to create surprises at the tournament. Currently, the Timor Leste women's team is ranked 158th in FIFA (June 2025) and is not highly rated, but they do not hide their ambition to make things difficult for their opponents in Group B.

The girls of the Timor Leste women's team

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Timor Leste women's team opens match against defending champions of Southeast Asian women's football

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According to the match schedule, at 4:30 p.m. on August 7, the U.23 Australian women's team will meet the Myanmar women's team in the opening match. Meanwhile, the Timor Leste women's team will face the reigning Southeast Asian women's football champion, the Philippines, at 7:30 p.m. on the same day at Viet Tri Stadium.

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