Golden Ball Ngoc Cham commented very well on the Vietnamese and Thai women's teams.

The 2025 AFF Women's Championship (AFF Women's Cup) will take place from August 6 to 19 in Vietnam, with the participation of 8 teams. In this tournament, two football powers that are always rivals in the region, Vietnam and Thailand, are in the same group.

" THE FINAL" OF GROUP A

The draw for the 2025 AFF Women's Cup yesterday (June 9) put the Vietnamese women's team in Group A with Thailand, Indonesia and Cambodia. In theory, this is considered a fairly "easy" group for coach Mai Duc Chung and his team. Although Indonesia has recently reinvested in women's football, the two tickets to the semi-finals will almost certainly be a two-horse race between the Vietnamese and Thai women's teams. Former player - winner of the 2008 Vietnamese Women's Golden Ball Do Thi Ngoc Cham commented that the confrontation between the Vietnamese and Thai women's teams will be the "final" match of the group. "The competition for the semi-final ticket with the top spot in Group A will take place between the Vietnamese and Thai women's teams. Indonesia and Cambodia are not our opponents yet. However, football is full of surprises, so we must be careful in every match," former striker Ngoc Cham emphasized.

Huynh Nhu ( right ) scored twice against Thailand in the final match, helping Vietnam win the AFF Cup and SEA Games.

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According to the former striker born in 1985, the Vietnamese women's team has nothing to fear from the Thai team and the opportunity will be shared equally between the two. Ngoc Cham commented: "In recent years, the Vietnamese women's team has often won against the Thai women's team, specifically in the 2019 AFF Cup Women's final and the 31st SEA Games final (both with a score of 1-0). In addition, Thai women's football is currently in a period of rejuvenating its force. Therefore, the confrontation between Vietnam and Thailand is 50-50, promising to be very dramatic, very worth watching for fans".

Miss Vietnam Women's Football Ngoc Cham

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The draw on June 9th has given the results of 2 groups.

At the 2025 AFF Women's Cup, the Vietnamese women's team will play at home. Accordingly, Group A will play at Lach Tray Stadium - Hai Phong , while Group B will play at Viet Tri Stadium - Phu Tho. Playing at Lach Tray Stadium, considered the "hotbed" of Vietnamese football, is a great mental advantage for coach Mai Duc Chung and his team in their journey to conquer the regional tournament. Former player Ngoc Cham shared: "The passionate atmosphere at Lach Tray Stadium will be the 12th player, helping the Vietnamese women's team become stronger."

CHALLENGE FROM TEAM AUSTRALIA

Group B is considered "death" with the presence of Australia, Philippines, Myanmar and Timor Leste. 2008 Vietnamese Women's Golden Ball Ngoc Cham analyzed that it is highly likely that Australia and the Philippines will win tickets to the semi-finals. Because the Philippines is "changing its skin" thanks to a large number of naturalized players. The Philippines is also the defending champion of the 2022 tournament, having defeated Vietnam (semi-final) and Thailand (final) in the 2022 AFF Cup. Meanwhile, Australia is in the "big sister" group of Asian women's football (ranked only after Japan and North Korea) and is world- class (4th in the 2023 Women's World Cup). At the 2025 Women's AFF Cup, Australia is likely to participate with a force that is not the strongest because the tournament takes place in August, a time when many of the team's pillars are fighting in European clubs. But anyway, the Australian team at the 2025 Women's AFF Cup is also extremely strong.

Now, the AFF Women's Cup is no longer a competition between names like Thailand (4 times champion), Vietnam (3 times champion), Myanmar (2 times champion) and the emerging power Philippines. Any team in the region that wants to prove its position must face a big challenge called the kangaroo team.

The presence of the Australian women's team will help increase the competitiveness and quality of the tournament. In addition, regional teams, including the Vietnamese women's team, will have the opportunity to gain experience and improve their skills to achieve important goals in the near future, first of all, the 33rd SEA Games in Thailand in December, followed by the 2026 Asian Cup...

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/qua-bong-vang-ngoc-cham-binh-luan-cuc-hay-ve-doi-tuyen-nu-viet-nam-va-thai-lan-185250609230936573.htm