Vietnam women's team lost heavily to Spain women's team before World Cup 2023

The friendly match between the Vietnam Women's Team and the Spain Women's Team will take place at 7:30 a.m. (12:30 p.m. local time) at Maclennan Stadium (Auckland, New Zealand). This is also the match time of the Vietnam Women's Team in the match against the US at the upcoming World Cup.

In this match, coach Mai Duc Chung did not put too much emphasis on the result of the match against a very strong opponent like the Spanish Women's Team, which is ranked 6th in the world. What the Vietnamese Women's Team is aiming for is to get used to the very cold weather here, and at the same time improve their football skills, which the female players did not do well in the match against New Zealand, thereby drawing experiences to prepare for the 2023 Women's World Cup finals.

In the first half, coach Mai Duc Chung played with the strongest lineup. The Vietnamese girls entered the game confidently, however, they encountered many difficulties against the attacking style of the Spanish women's team. After the first 45 minutes, the Vietnamese women's team conceded 2 goals.

In the second half, coach Mai Duc Chung made some changes in personnel, however, facing a strong opponent, the Vietnamese women's team lost strength and did not play as well as in the first half. As a result, goalkeeper Kim Thanh had to pick the ball out of the net 7 more times.

In the end, Spain won 9-0. This was not a surprising result due to the large difference in skill level between the two teams. Having a friendly match with the world's strongest blue team is a valuable experience for coach Mai Duc Chung's team before the 2023 World Cup campaign.

After the rehearsal match with Spain, the Vietnamese women's team has about a week left to prepare for the opening match against the defending champion, the United States, on July 22. Huynh Nhu and her teammates all showed great determination, eagerly awaiting the day they could step onto the world's biggest stage.