Vietnam at the FIFA Women's World Cup

Vietnam has qualified to the FIFA Women's World Cup in one occasion, the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup which will also be the country's debut.[1]

Although Vietnam has been well-established in women's football among Asia's middle forces, it has missed out the golden chance during the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup at home, losing to Thailand 1–2 (which also helped Thailand to debut in the Women's World Cup).[2] After that missed opportunity, Vietnam entered its second playoff campaign in the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup playoffs, again grouped with Thailand and Chinese Taipei; this time, Vietnam triumphed in the playoffs to finally book a place in Australia/New Zealand 2023 edition, for the first time ever.[1]

Australia/New Zealand 2023 edit

After qualifying for its debut Women's World Cup in 2023, Vietnam was drawn into a "group of death" with both finalists from the previous tournament, the United States and the Netherlands. In February, Portugal joined the group by winning an inter-confederation play-off. Vietnam had no previous experience against any of its three opponents.

Group E edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   United States 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5
3   Portugal 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4
4   Vietnam 3 0 0 3 0 12 −12 0
Source: FIFA
United States  3–0  Vietnam
  • Smith   14', 45+7'
  • Horan   77'
Report
Attendance: 41,107
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)

Portugal  2–0  Vietnam
Report
Attendance: 6,645

Vietnam  0–7  Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 8,215
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

FIFA Women's World Cup record edit

World Cup Finals
Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD
  1991 Did not enter
  1995
  1999
  2003 Did not qualify
  2007
  2011
  2015
  2019
    2023 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 12 –12
Total 1/9 3 0 0 3 0 12 –12

Record by opponent edit

FIFA Women's World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Netherlands 1 0 0 1 0 7 –7
  Portugal 1 0 0 2 0 2 –2
  United States 1 0 0 1 0 3 –3

Goalscorers edit

Player Goals 2023
Total 0 0

References edit

  1. ^ a b "World Cup first for jubilant Vietnam".
  2. ^ "Full-time: Vietnam 1-2 Thailand: AFC Women's Asian Cup 2014 (5th Place Playoff)". 21 May 2014.