Women Vietnam - Nepal: Start the journey to hunt for Olympic tickets 2024

* Vietnam - Nepal: 19:15 today, April 5, Hanoi time.

Due to the withdrawal of Palestine and Afghanistan, Vietnam's group has only two teams to play twice to choose the next team. If two matches are drawn, the two teams will play extra time and may need a penalty shootout to determine the winner.

The two teams have never met, but Vietnam is more appreciated, standing above 67 FIFA ranks (33 compared to 100). However, while Nepal has the home field advantage, it takes Vietnam a day to move to Katmandu, not having much time to get used to the climate and the Dasharath Rangasala field. Therefore, both head coach Mai Duc Chung and captain Huynh Nhu called for the whole team to enter the game seriously, focus and try their best.

In addition to finding tickets to the Paris 2024 Olympic qualifiers, the two matches against Nepal are also an opportunity for coach Mai Duc Chung to experiment and find new factors for the two important tournaments ahead, the SEA Games and the World Cup. .

Chuong Thi Kieu is absent due to injury, so Vietnamese women need to find a unified defense framework. Meanwhile, because Huynh Nhu is not sure to attend the SEA Games, coach Mai Duc Cung also has to find a way to find a locomotive for the team in the tournament in Cambodia. New factors like Vu Thi Hoa, Bao Chau may be given many opportunities to play, when pillars like Tuyet Dung, Thuy Trang, Hai Yen show signs of age.

Nepal has carefully prepared for two matches in Vietnam for a long time. The team is led by former Nepalese midfielder Ananta Raj Thapa. They played two friendly matches against India and both ended in a draw. Sabitra Bhandar - Nepal's main striker - scored twice in these two matches.