Vietnam's national team nearly caused an upset against a Champions League club.

Vietnam's U20 women's team played a friendly match against TP.HCM I Women's Club in Long An and suffered a narrow defeat.

During their training camp preparing for the 2026 AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup Finals in Thailand starting April 1st, Vietnam's U20 women's national team played a friendly match against TP.HCM I Women's Club in Long An. At this time, TP.HCM Women's Club is also preparing for the AFC Women's Champions League quarter-finals and has reinforced its squad with some quality foreign players.

In this match, Vietnam's U20 women's team started proactively and scored an early opening goal. In the 23rd minute, player number 25 Nguyen Thi Quy scored following an attack on the left flank. The opponent's defense failed to clear the ball decisively, allowing this player to finish accurately, putting Vietnam's U20 women's team ahead 1-0.

However, TP.HCM I Women's Club quickly responded. In the 37th minute, Nguyen Thi Tuyet Ngan scored to equalize 1-1, bringing the match back to balance before the first half ended. In the second half, the game continued to be lively. In the 68th minute, Tuyet Ngan capitalized on a mistake from an inaccurate back pass by Vietnam's U20 women's midfield, raising the score to 2-1 for TP.HCM I Women's Club.

Ultimately, Vietnam's U20 women's team lost 1-2 to TP.HCM I Women's Club. According to the plan, the entire team will have two more friendly matches in Ho Chi Minh City before departing to Thailand to participate in the 2026 AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup Finals.

During their training camp in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's U20 women's team is scheduled to have two high-quality friendly matches with Uzbekistan's U20 women's team on March 24th and March 27th. These are considered important tests before entering the official tournament.

On March 29th, the entire team will depart to Bangkok (Thailand) to participate in the 2026 AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup Finals. At the Finals, Vietnam's U20 women's team is in Group A, facing China's U20 women's team, host Thailand, and Bangladesh on April 1st, April 4th, and April 7th respectively.

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