What is the situation of Group C if U23 Vietnam wins boldly U23 Korea?

After the first series of matches in Group C of the AFC U23 Championship, South Korea U23 took the lead with 3 points with a coefficient of +3. U23 Vietnam and Thailand U23 ranked in the next 2 positions with the same point. U23 Malaysia is at the bottom of the table with 0 points.

“Obviously, the opponent is very strong and surpasses U23 Vietnam in all aspects. This is a heavy test for Vietnam U23, especially when Coach Gong is setting his ambitions to build a more open and attacking style of play in order to improve the quality of the game. Although this scenario is unlikely to happen because Korea U23 is much more appreciated than Vietnam U23, when the ball has not rolled, anything can happen.”BLV Quang Tung commented before the heroic battle between U23 Vietnam and U23 Korea.

The strength of U23 Korea is undeniable. But assuming the teacher and coach Gong Oh-Kyun create an earthquake with a strong victory to erase the advantage of the goal-loss ratio of Korea U23, the situation of Group C will depend on the confrontation between U23 Thailand and Thailand. and Malaysia U23 took place right after that.

Thailand beat Malaysia

In this case, U23 Vietnam and U23 Thailand together have 4 points to hold the top 2 positions in Group C. U23 Korea ranked 3rd with 3 points. U23 Malaysia was officially eliminated.

In the last match, U23 Vietnam only needs to not lose to U23 Malaysia to win tickets to continue without caring about the result of the match between U23 Thailand and U23 Korea. Coach Gong Oh-Kyun’s teachers and students will be eliminated when they lose with a strong score against U23 Malaysia, causing the goal-to-win ratio to be reduced deeply, while U23 Thailand draws with U23 Korea.

Thailand and Malaysia

In this case, U23 Vietnam leads with 4 points. Korea U23 ranked second in the table with 3 points. U23 Thailand ranked 3rd with 2 points and U23 Malaysia ranked last with 1 point.

In the final turn, if the match between U23 Thailand and U23 Korea is decided, U23 Vietnam will continue without caring about the result of the match against U23 Malaysia. Coach Gong Oh-Kyun’s teachers and students are only eliminated if they lose to Malaysia U23 with a strong score, and Thailand U23 draws with Korea U23.

Thailand lost to Malaysia

In this case, U23 Vietnam leads with 4 points. U23 Korea and U23 Malaysia ranked in the next 2 positions with the same 3 points. U23 Thailand has 1 point.

In the last turn, U23 Vietnam must ensure not to lose to U23 Malaysia to win the right to enter the next round. Coach Gong Oh-Kyun’s teachers and students will be eliminated in the group stage if they lose in the last match, while U23 Korea won U23 Thailand.

In short, U23 Vietnam is still not sure of the place in the quarterfinals, even though they beat Korea U23 with a strong score. The most favorable scenario for coach Gong Oh-Kyun’s team at that time was not to lose to U23 Malaysia in the last match and not to care about the outcome of the match between U23 Thailand and U23 Korea. The final match of Group C will take place at 8pm on June 8.