8 proud men in the quarterfinals of Asia U23: How much does U23 Vietnam rank in the championship racing group?

The 2022 AFC U23 Championship has identified 8 names to participate in the quarterfinals, including U23 Vietnam.

Battle video U23 Vietnam – U23 Malaysia (FPT):

On the evening of June 9 (Hanoi time) took place the last round of Group D of the U23 Asian final round. In the shortage of people, U23 Japan still easily beat U23 Tajikistan 3-0. The three scorers for “Blue Samurai” are Matsuki, Sato, and Nakashima respectively.

U23 Vietnam will meet U23 Saudi Arabia in the quarterfinals of U23 Asia

Victory over U23 Tajikistan gave Japan U23 7 points, but it was not enough to help “Green Samurai” win the top spot of Group D. Because in the match at the same time, U23 Saudi Arabia won 2-0 against U23 UAE to preserve the throne. headboard. Saudi Arabia U23 has the same 7 points as Japan U23, but the West Asian team is better in difference (+7 compared to +4).

Thus, U23 Vietnam will meet U23 Saudi Arabia in the quarterfinals of U23 Asia. Coach Gong Oh Kyun’s teachers and students won second place in Group C with 5 points and an unbeaten record, behind South Korea U23 (7 points). U23 Vietnam is also the only Southeast Asian representative to participate in the quarterfinals of U23 Asia, while U23 Thailand and U23 Malaysia were eliminated.

U23 Vietnam drew unfortunately 2-2 against Thailand in the opening match, before unexpectedly holding a 1-1 draw against the defending champion U23 Korea and closing the group stage with a 2-0 victory over U23 Malaysia.

Meanwhile, U23 Japan will face the defending U23 champion Korea in the “early final” because both teams are considered as strong candidates for this year’s Asian U23 championship. Remember at Asian U23 Championship In 2016, Japan U23 met Korea U23 in the final and “Green Samurai” won 3-2 to step up to the championship.

How does U23 Vietnam rank in the championship racing group?

Since U23 Asia was first held in 2013, U23 Uzbekistan, U23 Iraq, U23 Korea, U23 Japan, U23 Australia and U23 Saudi Arabia have all participated in the 5 finals. In which, U23 Uzbekistan, U23 Iraq, U23 Korea and U23 Japan each won the championship once.

U23 Vietnam is showing a completely new way of playing under coach Gong Oh Kyun

Korea U23 has the best record with 1 championship, 1 runner-up and 2 semi-finals. The Kimchi team is also the defending champion of the tournament. With Lee Kang In, the star playing for Mallorca in La Liga, the Korean U23 is clearly considered a strong candidate for the top spot this year.

Although U23 has not won once, Saudi Arabia U23 has won 2 runner-up times in 2013 and 2020. Meanwhile, this is the 4th time that U23 Vietnam has participated in U23 Asia with the best achievement. Concluding 2018 in Changzhou (China). U23 Vietnam even has a better record than U23 Australia, the team has only won 3rd place once in 2020. With U23 Turkmenistan, this is only the first time they have attended the highest tournament in the continent for the U23 group.

Based on past achievements, U23 Vietnam is more appreciated than U23 Australia and U23 Turkmenistan in terms of chances of winning the Asian U23 championship this year. However, tournaments for youth like U23 always contain a lot of surprises. The proof is that after the group stage, Qatar U23 and Iran U23, two highly rated teams, both soon had to carry their suitcases home.

Therefore, fans have every reason to believe that U23 Vietnam under coach Gong Oh Kyun will recreate the feat of reaching the U23 Asian final like in 2018.