Women's football and women's futsal lead Southeast Asia
Among the 4 football events, Vietnam is highly regarded in the women's football and women's futsal events. In women's football, we are the team that has won the SEA Games 4 times in a row, from the 29th SEA Games in 2017 to the 32nd SEA Games in 2023. Therefore, women's football is also the event that VFF has announced early on its target of defending the gold medal at this year's SEA Games.
Vietnam women's futsal is the reigning Southeast Asian champion.
The most formidable opponents of the Vietnamese women's football team at the 33rd SEA Games in 2025 are host Thailand and the Philippines. Of these, the Philippines mainly relies on players born in North America and Europe. However, at the SEA Games, it is uncertain that these players will be able to play for the Philippine team fully, because the Filipino players will be tied to the schedules of their home clubs abroad, during the SEA Games (December).
Another formidable opponent is Thailand. The Thai women's football team is receiving a large investment from the president of the Football Association of Thailand (FAT), Madam Pang, to develop. Thailand missed the opportunity to participate in the 2023 Women's World Cup, so they are even more determined to rebuild their force in the coming time.
However, the Vietnamese women's football team, with its experience and high professional skills, is still considered to be better than the Thai women's team. In particular, some of our key players such as Huynh Nhu, Chuong Thi Kieu, Tuyet Dung... have a "strange" quality that not every female player in Southeast Asia has.
The Vietnamese women's futsal team is the current Southeast Asian champion, after we defeated Thailand last year. The players of the Vietnamese women's futsal team are at the peak of their careers, and they are expected to continue their form at the 33rd SEA Games. Unlike the 11-a-side football event, the competition in the women's futsal event is not high, the Vietnamese women's futsal team almost only has to compete directly with Thailand.
Men's football and men's futsal compete for gold medals with Thailand and Indonesia
The common point between the Vietnam U.22 team and the Vietnam men's futsal team at the 33rd SEA Games in 2025 is that we will compete for the gold medal with the two main opponents, Thailand and Indonesia. All three football backgrounds, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia, are three football backgrounds that have developed very evenly in both men's football and men's futsal.
Vietnamese football is in high spirits after winning the AFF Cup 2024
In men's football, U.22 Vietnam is a very strong candidate, especially after the Vietnam national team won the AFF Cup 2024 championship. The AFF Cup championship is a great spiritual motivation for Vietnamese football, aiming for international tournaments at the present time.
In terms of personnel, the players in the U.22 age group of Vietnamese football are also highly appreciated, compared to the average of Southeast Asian football. Young players such as Vi Hao, Khuat Van Khang, Thai Son, Van Truong, Dinh Bac... are all capable of playing for the national team. Now, they return to play for the U.22 team, they are expected to become the core for the U.22 Vietnam team to win the SEA Games gold medal.
Meanwhile, the men's futsal event of Vietnamese football seems to be weaker than the other three events. Although the Vietnamese men's futsal team is also a candidate for the championship at the 33rd SEA Games, the team of coach Diego Giustozzi (Argentine) is still considered slightly lower than Thailand. Meanwhile, the reigning Southeast Asian champion Indonesia has continuously made remarkable progress recently.
The Vietnamese men's futsal team will therefore have to try very hard to hope for a surprise at the Southeast Asian Games. However, the fact that Vietnamese football has a great chance of winning in most of the football events at the SEA Games also reflects our stability. From being completely inferior to Thailand in football many years ago, now Vietnamese football has the hope of winning more gold medals than Thailand in the king sport.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/viet-nam-lieu-co-thau-tom-du-4-hcv-bong-da-o-sea-games-33-185250207151327624.htm
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