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The Americans are seeking an unprecedented
third consecutive title in Australia and New Zealand and, on
paper, are in a totally different league to tournament debutants
Vietnam, who are ranked 32nd in the world.
While a tougher match against 2019 finalists the Netherlands
awaits in their second Group E game, defender Crystal Dunn said
they would not take their eye off the ball.
"We've got to get through this game before we even consider
talking about the second game," said Dunn.
"We haven't played against Vietnam, this is a team that we have
some footage on but we've obviously never played against them
but I think they're going to bring their best game and we know
that going in."
U.S. forward Lynn Williams said they would need to be prepared
for "a different style of play".
"Vietnam is a little bit of a wildcard," she told reporters.
"It's just (up to) our ability to adapt. Obviously every single
opponent that we play, we scout them and then half the time it's
not what we scouted so just trust in each other."
(Reporting by Amy Tennery in Auckland; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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