Vietnam - Indonesia women's team: Aiming for the top position

The Vietnamese women's team must take advantage of scoring opportunities to have a big win as a hinge for the decisive battle for the top spot with Thailand in Group A.

Scoring many goals is the mission of Huynh Nhu and her teammates against Indonesia - Photo: NGOC LE

After a big win over Cambodia, coach Mai Duc Chung and his team need to continue to win big against Indonesia in the match taking place at 7:30 p.m. today, August 9, at Lach Tray Stadium (FPT Play, VTV5 THTT) to compete for the top spot with Thailand in the group stage of the 2025 Southeast Asian Women's Championship.

The 6-0 win over Cambodia was a successful match for the Vietnamese women's team as coach Mai Duc Chung still kept his tactical cards for the upcoming journey. However, the Vietnamese women's team has not yet taken the top spot in the group because Thailand beat Indonesia 7-0 and took the top spot thanks to a better goal difference than us.

The current ranking does not say much. But if we look at Group B where the defending champion Philippines just defeated Timor Leste, the Vietnamese women's team must have specific calculations to both complete the goal of advancing and avoid the Philippines - an extremely strong opponent with an abundant source of overseas and naturalized Filipino players.

With the overwhelming advantage shown against Timor Leste, Philippines is the top candidate for the championship. Therefore, avoiding meeting Philippines in the semi-finals is a calculation for the teams in Group A.

Because they will meet Thailand in the last match, Vietnam must win big against Indonesia to compete for goal difference. This is because Thailand will also try to do the same when they meet Cambodia in the match taking place on the same day.

The statistical and force correlation is currently in favor of the Vietnamese women's team before the match against Indonesia.

In the latest FIFA rankings on August 7, the Vietnamese women's team ranked No. 1 in Southeast Asia and No. 6 in Asia. Meanwhile, Indonesia ranked No. 6 in Southeast Asia and No. 20 in Asia. In terms of performance, the Indonesian women's team lost all three of their most recent matches and failed to qualify for the 2026 Asian Women's Championship.

In terms of strength, the Indonesian team only has 3 names of Dutch origin in the squad: Noa Leatomu, Isa Warps and Estella Loupatty. All 3 players played in the match against Thailand but did not show much and could not save the home team from a heavy 0-7 defeat against Thailand.

With their current form, victory is within reach for the Vietnamese women's team. However, coach Mai Duc Chung and his team need to take advantage of scoring opportunities to have a big win as a springboard for the decisive battle for the top spot with Thailand in Group A.

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