Vietnam’s women arrived in Osaka on September 18 after a roughly four-hour journey from Shizuoka, VFF reported. They trained at J-Green Sakai that afternoon ahead of their final Asian Games group match against Thailand at Nagai Stadium on September 21.

Vietnam are third in Group E after two matches, with a minus-nine goal difference. Players heavily involved against Japan focused on recovery, while others worked on tactics and technique. Beating Thailand would keep Vietnam in contention for one of two quarter-final places available to the best third-placed teams.