Young striker Pham Hai Yen is likely to play alongside striker and captain Huynh Nhu.

“Competing against strong rivals like Australia, Vietnam will play on the counter-attack. In recent training sessions, the players have trained very hard to prepare for a berth at the Tokyo Olympics,” said Chung.

Vietnam's women’s football team left for Australia yesterday to prepare for the match with Australia in the upcoming AFC Women's Olympic Qualification Tournament play-off.

The Vietnamese team also left for Australia on March 2 to take part in the first leg at the McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle on March 6.

Following the game in Australia, the second leg will take place at Cam Pha Stadium in the northern province of Quang Ninh on March 11.

Vietnam finished second in the third qualification round of Group A, while Australia topped Group B.

Vietnam are ranked 32nd in the world and sixth in Asia, and have never competed at a World Cup or Olympics. Australia stand seventh in the world and are top of the continental rankings. The team have taken part in seven out of eight World Cups and advanced to the quarter-finals in 2007, 2011 and 2015.

LS Holdings becomes new sponsor of pro football leagues

LS Holdings of the Republic of Korea signed a sponsorship deal for the 2020 professional football leagues with the Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF) in Hanoi on February 6.

Bamboo Airways becomes sponsor of national football cup

Vietnam’s newest carrier Bamboo Airways will become the main sponsor of the 2020 national football cup.

Coronavirus fears force Vietnamese football season to be postponed

With fears surrounding the coronavirus (nCoV) outbreak the nation’s sporting schedule has been forced to change with the start of the V-League 1 season being delayed whilst the National Cup and Super Cup 2020 have also had their dates changed.

Vietnamese footballer to play for Spanish futsal club

Vietnamese futsal player Pham Duc Hoa has signed a contract to play for O Parrulo Ferrol FS of Spain after a successful trial with the team recently.

Ambassadors send Tet greetings, gender equality messages with female footballers

Foreign ambassadors have extended their greetings ahead of Vietnamese traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival in a video featuring the national women’s football team.

Source: VNA