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Pre-match information
The quarter-final match between Vietnam U17 women's team and Australia U17 women's team at the 2026 AFC U17 Women's Championship will be a decisive match for the goal of participating in the U17 Women's World Cup. The winning team will have a ticket to participate in the world arena, while the losing team will stop right before the threshold of history.
Compared to U17 Vietnam women's team, U17 Australia is rated higher thanks to their superior physique and fitness. This team is also one of the candidates competing for the championship at this year's tournament.
In the group stage, U17 Australia women's team often used situations of developing the ball at high speed, exploiting strongly in crosses and aerial duels to create pressure on the opponent's goal.
The powerful playing style of U17 women's Australia is predicted to create many difficulties for the defense of U17 women's Vietnam. Defenders will have to operate with high intensity to limit high balls and penetrations into the penalty area from the opponent.
It is likely that U17 Vietnam women's team will continue to maintain a small coordination style of play. Under the guidance of coach Masahiko Okiyama, the young Vietnamese team shows a fairly diverse attacking organization with situations deployed from the center and the two wings.
This operating method more or less helps U17 Vietnam women's team create a positive game when facing U17 Thailand women's team and U17 Myanmar women's team. However, when facing opponents with stronger physical foundations, Mr. Masahiko Okiyama is likely to have to adjust his approach to the match.
The coaching staff of U17 Vietnam women's team spent a lot of time analyzing the matches of U17 Australia women's team to build a suitable plan. Besides the ability to organize counter-attacks, maintaining team formation distance and supporting defense will play an important role if the team wants to create a surprise.
