Mai maharaj, Hospital in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Chinese Taipei, Thailand, and Vietnam will have no margin for error when they clash in a round-robin playoff to determine the fifth team to earn an automatic slot to the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia/New Zealand 2023.The three losing AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022 quarter-finalists square off with the first fixture pitting Thailand against Vietnam on Wednesday with the Thais playing Chinese Taipei two days later. The playoff will conclude with Chinese Taipei facing Vietnam on Sunday.Despite their heartbreaking penalties defeat to the Philippines in the quarter-finals, Chinese Taipei head coach Echigo Kazuo is hopeful of his team's chances in the playoffs."We can't change what happened," said Kazuo. "However, after the match against the Philippines, I told the players to switch their focus to the next two games. The players are highly motivated and really want to play in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup."Captain Wang Hsiang-Huei is confident Chinese Taipei can bounce back from their quarter-final heartbreak."We've not recovered from that defeat against the Philippines," said Wang. "It was not easy to lose under those circumstances. The result was not what we wanted and now we are determined to win our remaining matches."Thailand assistant coach Natsuko Todoroki said the players are motivated and prepared for the playoffs."Although we lost our last game, we still have a fighting chance to qualify for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup," said Todoroki. "The players are motivated. We are in constant communication with head coach Miyo Okamoto on the best strategy to use."Forward Irravadee Markis believes Thailand stand a strong chance of qualifying for their third FIFA World Cup."Playing the last few matches has been beneficial for our team. If we keep to our game plan and continue our approach, I'm sure we can win. Even though Thailand have featured in two FIFA World Cups, I've never played in one. It's certainly a good exposure for the team, especially the younger players," said Markis.Vietnam head coach Mai Duc Chung, meanwhile, is equally confident his players will qualify for their first FIFA Women's World Cup."The players have worked hard to be here and I believe we will continue playing our best to achieve our goal of reaching the FIFA Women's World Cup next year," said Mai."Qualifying for the FIFA Women's World Cup will be a huge achievement for us and Vietnamese football. We've had good preparation and the team is ready to do their best. We gained plenty of experience playing against higher ranked teams like Japan and I can only see the players improving," he added.The winners of the playoffs will join the four qualified teams - China PR, Japan, Korea Republic and Philippines in the Finals, with Australia also through as the co-hosts.The remaining two teams can still qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup through the Inter-Confederation playoffs.( With inputs from ANI )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Mai MaharajFOLLOW

Mai maharaj, Latest News

Jaipur, March 4 The sudden demise of legendary Australian spinner Shane Warne (52), who passed away in Thailand ... ...

Nagpur, Feb 28 As many as eight Indian girls have qualified for the main draw in MSLTA Women's $ ... ...

City's talented tennis players Sara Gajbhiye and Maithili Mote have been given wild card entries in the prestigious MSLTA ... ...

Bangkok, Feb 26 Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his Malaysian counterpart Ismail Sabri Yaakob vowed to enhance ... ...

Imphal, Feb 22 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that Manipur would be the gateway of the ... ...

Bangkok, Feb 20 Thailand on Sunday reported 18,953 new Covid-19 cases, with the daily case tally rising for ... ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday launched 'Quit Tobacco App' to help people kick the cigarette butt and give up the use of tobacco in all forms - including smokeless and other newer products. ...

Chinese Taipei, Thailand, and Vietnam will have no margin for error when they clash in a round-robin playoff to determine the fifth team to earn an automatic slot to the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia/New Zealand 2023. ...