According to the authoritative release of the French Football Association, the French women's national team will play a friendly match against the Vietnamese women's football team in Orléans on July 1, which is not only an event for exchanges between the two countries' women's football teams, but also an important warm-up for the French women's soccer team to prepare for the UEFA Women's European Championships to be held in England from July 6-31, the French Football Association said.
The French women's soccer team has secured third place in the latest FIFA rankings, 29 places ahead of the Vietnamese women's soccer team. The Vietnamese media praised that with the rapid improvement of the strength of the Vietnamese women's football team, they have stepped up from the Southeast Asian game to the world stage. The kind invitation from the French Football Federation is undoubtedly a strong proof of the progress of Vietnamese women's football.
In terms of historical record, the French women's soccer team has reached the World Cup four times, and in 2011 they finished fourth. They have also excelled at the European Championships, competing six times and reaching the last eight on three occasions. In the Olympics, the French women's soccer team competed in 2012 and 2016, and achieved their best-ever finish of fourth place at the 2012 London Olympics.
The top club of French women's football, Salon de Lyon, has achieved great success in women's soccer, winning the national championship 14 times, and also making great achievements in the Champions League, winning the championship 7 times and being the runner-up 2 times. The professional tournament arrangements and brilliant achievements of the French women's football team undoubtedly provide a valuable learning model for the Vietnamese women's football team.
In recent years, the Vietnamese women's soccer team has made remarkable achievements, especially after successfully securing a ticket to the 2023 World Cup. For the Vietnamese women's football team, the current top goal is to win the gold medal in women's soccer at the 31st Southeast Asian Games, where they will compete with Thailand in the final tonight.
