Indian Women's Football Team Loses To Vietnam, Paris Olympics Dreams Over

29.10.2023 - 15:25 sports.ndtv.com

Indian women's football team's Paris Olympics dreams went up in smoke after it lost 1-3 to Vietnam in a group C match of the AFC qualifiers second round tournament in Tashkent on Sunday.

Having lost their second consecutive match, India are now out of contention for the 2024 Olympics despite having a match in hand.

In the first match, India lost 0-7 to former World Cup champions Japan. The three group winners and the best-ranked runner-up team in the second round advance to the third and final round.

Huyn Nhu (4th minute), Tran Thi Hai Linh (22nd) and Pham Hai Yen (73rd) found the target for Vietnam while Sandhiya Ranganathan pulled one back for India in the 80th minute.

Football darts diving STARS Career Japan India Vietnam

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