India vs Vietnam Live Score & Updates: The match between India and Vietnam women’s national football team will be an important game in Group C of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026. The match is scheduled to be played on March 4 at Perth Rectangular Stadium in Australia. The kickoff time is slated for 4:30 PM IST.

This match is very important for both teams because they are in the same group as Japan, which is easily the strongest side in the entire tournament and also the favourites alongside China and South Korea. So, India and Vietnam know that this game can decide their chances of reaching the knockout stage.

Chinese Taipei are the fourth team in the group, which is also a strong team considering their past record of winning the Asia Cup thrice. India will be hoping to start the tournament with a strong performance before they face Japan in their next match on March 7 and Chinese Taipei on March 10.

Japan defeated Chinese Taipei 2-0 in their opener today and have climbed the top of the table with three points.

India vs Vietnam preview

Vietnam are higher in FIFA rankings and have more experience in big tournaments. They have qualified for their 10th straight AFC Asian Cup and even played their first-ever FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2023. In the last Asian Cup in 2022, they reached the quarterfinals before getting knocked out by China. They won the playoff against Chinese Taipei and Thailand to qualify for the World Cup.

India, on the other hand, had a very disappointing campaign in the previous edition, which was played at home. They had to pull out of the group stage because of a COVID-19 outbreak in the squad. This time, the team led by Sweety Devi Ngangbam will be very motivated to do well and correct past mistakes.

India also have an outside chance of reaching the World Cup even though they are the weakest team on paper. But to get closer to that dream, India must first beat Vietnam. India have never beaten Vietnam in a competitive match. The Blue Tigeresses’ best result against Vietnam is a draw.

“We have prepared very well. The squad is ready, and we are fully focussed on giving our best performance at the AFC Women’s Asian Cup. We came here three weeks before, and I think it was a good decision from the federation to send us here early. It was an advantage to adapt to the weather, and we are now ready for the challenges,” India captain Sweety Devi said.

Meanwhile, fans in India can watch the live streaming of the India vs Vietnam match on the FanCode app and website.