Vietnam see great chance to win at AFF Women’s Championship 2022

Vietnamese women's football team win gold medal at SEA Games 31 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnamese women’s football team will meet their opponents from Myanmar,Timor Leste, Laos and Cambodia in Group B of the ASEAN Football Federation(AFF) Women’s Championship 2022, according to the results of a draw held on May28.

Coach Mai Duc Chungbreathed a sigh of relief after the draw as his students will only playunderdogs, except for Myanmar - the main challenge for Vietnam to vie for thetop position in Group B.

In the mostrecent international tournament, Huynh Nhu scored the only goal to help Vietnamtrounce Myanmar in the semi-final match at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEAGames 31).

Meanwhile,Group A is considered the group of death as Thailand will play the hosts Philippines,Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Australia. Thailand won a silver medal atthe recent 31st SEA Games while the Philippines secured a ticket to the 2023FIFA Women’s World Cup.

Australia,12th in the FIFA women’s football rankings, are set to progress out of the groupstage.

The AFFWomen’s Championship 2022 will take place in the Philippines from July 4-17,with the participation of a record 11 teams.

Vietnam are currentchampions after defeating Thailand in the finals of the AFF Cup 2019./.

VNA