Vietnam U17 women's team will enter the opening match of the 2026 AFC U17 Championship with a confrontation with Thailand U17 women's team.
In this group, in addition to U17 Vietnam and U17 Thailand, there is also host U17 China and U17 Myanmar. In the context that U17 China is rated higher than the rest, the result in the match between the two Southeast Asian representatives may directly affect the situation of the semi-final race.
Before the tournament, U17 Vietnam women's team had a preparation period in Japan with 3 friendly matches to accumulate international experience, successively facing Fujieda Junshi High School, Iwata Higashi High School and Aichi Toho University. Although losing in the first match, coach Okiyama Masahiko's team gradually improved their ability to organize their playing style and coordination in subsequent matches.
Meanwhile, Thailand U17 women's team continues to maintain a quality force at the youth level. This team added 2 players playing abroad including Mirika Sheila Murdoch (Australia) and striker Supansa Danik van Engelen (Netherlands).
In terms of head-to-head record, Vietnam U17 women's team has never beaten Thailand U17 in previous encounters at the youth women's level. However, with a long preparation process and stability in force, Vietnam U17 still sets a goal to aim for positive results on the opening day.
The match between Vietnam U17 women's team and Thailand U17 women's team takes place at 2:30 PM today (May 1), live on the YouTube channel of the Asian Football Confederation.
Live stream link:
//www. youtube. com/watch? v=ykdrPKEj63Y
