Portugal coach: 'Vietnam confused us at the beginning of the game'

The match at Waikato Stadium this afternoon on July 27 saw Vietnam pre-emptively attack Portugal, but lacked a plan to resist when it was counter-attacked. After the first three minutes, Jessica Silva and Francisca Nazareth finished dangerously in the 4th and 5th minutes, respectively. By the 7th minute, luck was no longer with Vietnam when Telma Encarnacao finished a beautiful attack with a close-range cushion. wall.

"Vietnam confused us for the first three minutes," said Mr. Neto at the post-match press conference. "But then we create chances and score goals."

The early opening goal helped Portugal kick more comfortably and take full control of the game. They doubled their lead in the 21st minute and could have won more if they hadn't squandered their chances the rest of the time. "It's not a perfect match," Neto said. "With the number of chances created, we should have scored more."

The 2-0 result was enough to help Portugal win the women's World Cup for the first time and keep a clean sheet to make its first historic mark. According to Coach Neto, in the immediate future, the whole team will relax, enjoy the joy of winning until the end of today, and then focus again from tomorrow to prepare for the final match against the US.

In Group E, Vietnamese women were eliminated with two defeats. The US leads with four points, equal to the Netherlands, but with a better goal difference (+3 versus +1). Portugal is third with three points. In the last turn on August 1, the Netherlands is more appreciated and is determined to win strongly against Vietnam, so Portugal must also beat the US to have a chance to enter the knockout round.