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Vietnam names 23 players for 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Finals
Updated: 09:35, 03/07/2023
Coach Mai Duc Chung and his assistants have agreed on the list of 23 players who will depart for New Zealand to compete in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Finals, according to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).
The Vietnamese women's national team will have two more days for training at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre before departing for New Zealand on the afternoon of July 5.
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The team will have nearly two weeks to adapt to the conditions at the venue for Group E matches in the tournament.
They will also have two friendly matches to test the lineup, against the host nation, New Zealand, on July 10, and Spain on July 14.
With home-court advantage, Vietnamese girls beat Iran, Lebanon and lost to Australia to secure a berth in the finals of the 2024 Asian Football Confederation U20 Women’s Asian Cup.
The Vietnamese women’s football team will play against Japan, Uzbekistan and India in Group C of the 2024 Paris Olympic second qualification round to be held in October and November this year, according to the draw held by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on May 18.
Vietnam took the men’s football bronze medal at the 32nd SEA Games after trouncing Myanmar 3-1 in the third-place match on May 16 afternoon.
Vietnam lost 2-3 to Indonesia in the men’s football semifinal of SEA Games 32 on May 13 despite playing with more men in the second half.
The Vietnamese U22 men’s football team have booked their place in the semi-finals of the 32nd SEA Games men’s football event after edging out Malaysia 2-1 in their third Group B match on May 8 evening.
Source: VNA
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