Vietnamese fans encourage the women's national team after the 2025 AFF Cup.

21/08/2025 08:28:00 VictoryVox

The Vietnam women's national team received much encouragement after only winning the bronze medal at the 2025 AFF Women's Cup.

The Vietnamese women's team finished their 2025 AFF Cup journey at home with a bronze medal, after being stopped by U23 Australia in the semifinals and defeating Thailand in the third-place playoff.

Coach Mai Duc Chung and his squad learned a lot from this tournament. On various social media platforms, fans sent plenty of supportive messages, hoping the Vietnamese women's team will make a strong comeback at the SEA Games.

"It's necessary to compete with strong opponents to improve... if we keep struggling against weaker teams, when will we ever reach the world stage! Even in defeat, there are many valuable lessons to be learned.", Facebook user Song ve Dem encouraged the Vietnamese women's team.

"Watching the match made it clear how important physical strength is in contact sports. Just a few collisions can destroy Myanmar's entire formation. By the end of the second half, Myanmar had to push forward, but their stamina dropped, causing most of their plays to fail.", Facebook user Bui Cong Hoang highlighted the weaknesses of both the Vietnamese and Myanmar women's teams.

"Now, relying on agility and skill to make up for a lack of physicality doesn't work anymore. In contact sports, physical strength is crucial—the bigger, stronger, and more enduring team wins. In a match lasting over 90 minutes, if players don't have the stamina to run, handle impacts, and push themselves, they'll tire out as the game goes on, and once they're exhausted, they'll lose to their opponents.", Facebook user Le Ngoc Quang commented on the physical weakness of the Vietnamese women's team.

"Australia is already used to the climate. Their first match was played at 38°C, and since the 15th, it's been 28°C. Hai Phong's fans were fantastic, the fireworks were beautiful, Lach Tray Stadium looked great, and the Vietnamese women's team still needs to improve a lot. team Vietnam's women's team needs to make more progress.", Facebook user Nguyen Thi hopes the Vietnamese women's team will improve further.

Vietnam's women's national team won the bronze medal at the recently ended 2025 AFF Women's Cup in Hai Phong. Photo: Hoang Linh

"The Vietnamese women's team didn't have the tournament they hoped for, facing Australia too early. If they'd met Australia in the final, it would have been less disappointing. However, the team performed extremely well in both matches against Thailand. If they can keep up this form at the SEA Games, competing for gold is entirely possible. team Vietnam's women's team did very well in both matches against Thailand. team If they can keep up this momentum at the SEA Games, they have a real chance at the gold medal.", Facebook user Hoai Vu hopes the Vietnamese women's team maintains their strong performance through to the 2025 SEA Games.

"It must be acknowledged that Australia is on a different level compared to Southeast Asian football. Not to mention, they only brought their U23 squad to Vietnam this time. The Vietnamese women's team still showed their true abilities, though it's unfortunate they faced Australia so early. The biggest surprise was Myanmar, whose women's team kept improving and showed clear progress.

Myanmar will be a tough opponent for the Vietnamese women's team at this SEA Games. Thailand's women's team is also getting younger, and with four months until SG, caution is still necessary." Facebook user Khoa Nguyen commented on the teams at the 2025 AFF Women's Cup.

"Vietnam's women's team still has many players who performed well in this tournament, such as Hai Linh, Thai Thao, Hai Yen, and Truc Huong... Hopefully, Coach Mai Duc Chung and his squad can move past this defeat. The bronze medal doesn't match the original target. However, there are many tournaments ahead, especially the SEA Games, where the women's team needs to show their true class.", Facebook user Phong Nguyen praised several players on the Vietnamese women's team.

The Vietnamese women's national team will regroup at the end of November or early December after the women's national league ends. Coach Mai Duc Chung's players will return to their clubs to prepare for the tournament taking place in early September.

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