The Vietnamese national team is carefully strategizing to secure a spot in the 2027 World Cup.

Following the victory over India, the Vietnamese women's national team must devise a more detailed strategy to earn a ticket to the 2027 World Cup.

The journey for the Vietnamese national team to qualify for the 2027 Women's World Cup Finals will depend on their performance at the 2026 Asian Cup, a tournament considered the Asian women's football qualifying stage for the world's biggest football event. Amid increasingly fierce competition in the knockout brackets, the team in red still has optimistic scenarios to maintain hope for a second World Cup appearance in their history.

According to the tournament format, Asia has six direct slots for the World Cup. The four teams winning their quarter-final matches will immediately secure their tickets to the global football event. Meanwhile, the four quarter-final losers will enter an internal playoff series to compete for the two remaining spots. The two final losing teams still have a chance through the intercontinental playoffs.

In the group stage, the Vietnamese women's team is in Group C alongside Japan, India, and Chinese Taipei. With superior strength, Japan is considered almost certain to top the group. This means Vietnam's competition will primarily revolve around securing second or third place.

If they finish as group runners-up, the Vietnamese women's team will likely face top continental powerhouses like China or North Korea in the quarter-finals. These are traditionally strong teams in Asia, making the path forward for Coach Mai Duc Chung and his squad very difficult. Even if they drop into the playoff bracket, Vietnam could still face formidable opponents like South Korea or Australia.

Conversely, another scenario is seen as a "detour" but could offer certain advantages. If the Vietnamese women's team finishes third in Group C but remains among the best third-placed teams to advance to the quarter-finals, the subsequent bracket could become more manageable. In case of a quarter-final defeat, their opponents in the playoff series might be mid-level continental teams like the Philippines, Iran, or Uzbekistan...

After the opening match, the Vietnamese women's national team secured their first 3 points against India, temporarily placing them second in Group C. In the upcoming match, Coach Mai Duc Chung and the coaching staff will undoubtedly make careful and rational calculations against their opponent Chinese Taipei, before facing Japan in the final matchday.