The Vietnam U17 women's team will face a big challenge when facing China U17 women's team in the next match at the 2026 AFC U17 Women's Championship finals.
After the 2-2 draw against U17 Thailand women's team, coach Okiyama Masahiko's team needs to improve many professional issues if they want to create a positive game against the home team.
In fact, U17 Vietnam showed a resilient fighting spirit when they were led 2 times but still regained 1 point. However, the defense system still revealed many gaps, especially in the ability to organize and mark in rapidly changing situations.
These limitations are at risk of becoming weaknesses for China U17 women's team to exploit. The home team just won big against Myanmar U17 women's team with a score of 6-0, with a fast playing style and diverse attacking ability.
China U17 women's team is highly appreciated for its physical foundation, physique and fast ball deployment ability. Their combinations have a high tempo and create continuous pressure on the opponent's defense. In the context of professional disparity, Vietnam U17 women's team is likely to prioritize certainty in defense. The ability to press, cover and maintain formation distance plays an important role in limiting pressure from the opponent.
The match between Vietnam U17 women's team and China U17 women's team takes place at 6:30 PM on May 4.
