19:15 Thong Nhat Stadium, Vietnam National Team - Australia National Team: Save energy for play-off

Like the 0-4 loss to Japan, tonight's match against the reigning Asian champions Australia is a match that Vietnam has almost no chance of winning. The most important goal that coach Tran Van Phat wants his players to achieve is to seize the opportunity to learn, while focusing all their spirit and energy on the fifth-place play-off match taking place 3 days later.

The Vietnamese women's team (right) will have another difficult match in the group stage. Photo: Quang Nhut

With that goal, it is natural that Coach Tran Van Phat will continue to make personnel adjustments and changes to the squad. Accordingly, players with injury problems or poor physical condition such as Nguyen Thi Nga, Kim Hong, Le Thi Thuong... may not be in the starting lineup. The opportunity to play from the beginning for reserve players such as Vu Thi Nhung, Hoang Quynh or Tuyet Dung will be more.

Experimenting with the lineup and personnel, coach Tran Van Phat was also forced to calculate and choose the optimal solution, how to preserve a strong force but at the same time maintain the connection and solidity of the entire team.

Against Australia tonight, Vietnam will have to play defensively and counter-attack. In addition to the high physical requirements, Vietnam players are also required to play decisively and aggressively.

However, unlike the Japanese team who often have powerful finishing situations outside the penalty area, the Australian team has a strong point in playing high balls, especially the heading ability of Kathryn Gill (12) is very good. Meanwhile, high balls are not the strong point of the Vietnamese team even though Chuong Thi Kieu and Ngoc Anh also have good physiques.

To limit the strength of the Australian team, the Vietnamese team needs to block both wings, not giving the Australian midfielders and defenders many opportunities to cross the ball.

According to coach Tran Van Phat, the home field is an advantage for the Vietnamese team in this afternoon's match and playing with the enthusiastic cheers of the audience will be a motivation for the players. "The Vietnamese team has favorable conditions, favorable terrain, and favorable people, and hopefully those factors will help us get a good result," said coach Tran Van Phat.

For the Australian team, the fact that Vietnam beat Jordan 3-1, similar to the result they achieved, means that this will be a difficult match. On the one hand, he affirmed that his team will not be complacent, on the other hand, coach Alen Stajcic affirmed that playing in front of a large crowd will be a motivation for both teams, not just the host team Vietnam. Mr. Alen Stajcic even affirmed that the Australian players like to play in such an atmosphere.

During the training session to prepare for the match with the Australian team, due to the change in lineup compared to previous matches, coach Tran Van Phat had to constantly remind the players to practice actively and listen carefully to understand the coaching staff's tactical intentions.

It's hard to win, but the Vietnamese team still needs a playable match, with a fiery fighting spirit to serve as a springboard for the decisive play-off match.

According to Thethaovanhoa.vn