Hanoi, May 14, 2025 – The Werder Bremen women’s team landed in Hanoi on May 14, gearing up for an international friendly against the Vietnam women’s national team at Hang Day Stadium on May 16 at 7:00 PM, per VFF announcements. The match, celebrating 50 years of Vietnam-Germany diplomatic ties, tests Vietnam’s preparations for the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers, per AFC.
Led by coach Thomas Horsch, Werder Bremen brought 26 players from a 35-member delegation, staying at the Hanoi Club & Residence Ho Tay, per Thanh Nien. The Frauen-Bundesliga side, ranked mid-table in Germany’s top tier, will hold an official training session at Hang Day Stadium from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM on May 15, followed by Horsch’s pre-match press conference at the VFF headquarters, per VnExpress. Their squad, featuring talents like Lina Hausicke and Sophie Walter, aims to challenge Vietnam’s Huynh Nhu Thanh Nha, who scored in a 2-0 loss to Germany in 2023, per FIFA.
Vietnam, coached by Mai Duc Chung, are coming off a 3-0 National Cup semifinal win over Ho Chi Minh City FC, with Thanh Nha and Nguyen Thi Bich Thuy shining, per VFF stats. The friendly, expected to draw 12,000 fans to Hang Day’s 22,000-capacity venue, rivaling Hanoi Police FC’s crowds, offers a high-caliber test against Werder Bremen’s technical style, akin to The Cong Viettel’s precision. Vietnam’s 25-player squad, including Tran Thi Kim Thanh, has trained since May 6, mirroring Hoang Anh Gia Lai’s rigorous camps, per VietnamNet.
The match, part of Vietnam’s buildup to a Japan training camp (June 8-18) and Asian Cup qualifiers in Viet Tri (June 29-July 5), per AFC schedules, underscores their 2026 World Cup ambitions. Werder Bremen, fresh off a German Cup semifinal, view the trip as a cultural and competitive milestone, per DFB. Horsch’s press conference will outline tactics, likely a 4-3-3, to counter Vietnam’s 4-2-3-1, per Sofascore trends. The friendly, backed by Nam Dinh FC-like fan fervor, positions Vietnam to refine their game against European opposition, echoing Song Lam Nghe An’s youth-driven spirit, as they chase a historic World Cup berth.
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