National women’s footballers aim to progress to 2023 World Cup
VOV.VN - The Vietnamese women’s national football team are aiming to secure a place at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, according to Tran Quoc Tuan, vice president of Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).
The goal of the national team is to top Group B during the regional qualifiers, thereby progressing to the final round of the 2022 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Asian Cup, and securing a ticket to the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
The VFF will adjust the domestic competition so that the national squad’s footballers will have more time to prepare for upcoming international fixtures, Tuan said.
A total of 34 footballers have so far been selected for a training course which is due to start on July 17. Head coach Mai Duc Chung will continue to choose the best players to compete in the qualifiers of the Asian Cup which will be held in Tajikistan between September 7 and October 12.
A total of 28 teams have been divided into eight groups, with Vietnam in Group B alongside the Maldives, Afghanistan, and the hosts Tajikistan.
The best 12 teams will compete in the final round of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup, which is set to take place between January 20, 2022, and February 6, 2022, in India.
Following this, the top five team’s will go on to represent Asia at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
