Kathmandu: Nepal will play against Vietnam on Wednesday in the first match of the first round of the Paris Olympic Women’s Football Asia Qualifier. The match will start at 6 pm at Dasharatha Stadium.
Nepal will enter the field expecting a good result against Vietnam, which is above them in the FIFA ranking.
Vietnam is playing the 2023 Women’s World Cup. In the FIFA rankings, Vietnam is on the 33rd place and Nepal is on the 100th place.
Only Nepal and Vietnam are going to play in group ‘C’ in the first round of the Olympics.
After Palestine and Afghanistan withdrew their names, only Nepal and Vietnam remain in this group. Nepal will compete against Vietnam in the second match on Saturday.
The top qualifying team will make it to the second round.