Live coverage of Vietnam Women's vs Japan Women's football: Extremely unusual lineup

(Live football) - Vietnam Women's National Team must not suffer a heavy defeat against Japan to secure a ticket to advance in the Women's Asian Cup 2026.

Starting lineup for Vietnam Women's National Team:

Starting lineup for Japan Women's National Team:

What time is Vietnam Women's vs Japan Women's, and where to watch live?

• Time: 16:00 on March 10
• Location: HBF Park Stadium (Perth)
• Competition: Women's Asian Cup 2026 Group Stage
• Live broadcast on: TV360, HTV

Notable information before the Vietnam Women's vs Japan Women's match:

Vietnam Women's National Team is being pushed into a difficult situation in the competition for a ticket to advance to the Women's Asian Cup 2026 Finals. Previous analyses suggested that if they advance from the group stage as one of the top 3 best-performing third-place teams, the path to securing a World Cup ticket would be easier than finishing second in the group.

However, now even securing a ticket to advance from the group stage is challenging for Vietnam Women's National Team. The loss to Taiwan in the previous match, along with Uzbekistan and Philippines both having good performances, puts Vietnam Women's National Team at risk of elimination from the group stage if they suffer a heavy defeat against Japan.

If they lose to Japan by a margin of 2 goals or more while Taiwan defeats India, Vietnam Women's National Team will only rank third and also cannot advance from the group stage, losing to Uzbekistan and Philippines in the ranking of the best-performing third-place teams. Naturally, these are two conditions that are very likely to occur at this moment.

Everyone understands how strong Japan Women's National Team is. They easily crushed India 11-0, while Vietnam Women's National Team struggled to defeat this opponent 2-1. Taiwan, with its strength, is also not difficult to defeat India. Therefore, if Vietnam Women's National Team wants to have control over their fate, they must play very well against Japan, avoiding a heavy defeat.

Expected lineup for the Vietnam Women's vs Japan Women's match

• Vietnam:Kim Thanh, Thai Thi Thao, Diem My, Tran Thu Thao, Tran Thi Duyen, Cu Thi Huynh Nhu, Thanh Nha, Duong Thi Van, Vu Thi Hoa, Bich Thuy, Van Su.

• Japan:Yamashita, Shimizu, Takahashi, Minami, Kitagawa, Hasegawa, Nagano, Tanikawa, Hamano, Tanaka, Fujino.

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