U23 Vietnam set 2 records for Southeast Asian football

Since the finals U23 Asia Born in 2013, only 3 Southeast Asian teams have passed the group stage: Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand. Two years ago, Thailand U23 lost 0-1 to Saudi Arabia in the quarterfinals. In Changzhou 2018, Malaysia U23 lost to Korea U23 1-2 also in this round. Meanwhile, U23 Vietnam Under the guidance of coach Park Hang Seo, respectively, defeated Iraq and Qatar to reach the final.

At the 2022 AFC U23 Championship, Vietnam U23 shares a group with Thailand U23 and Malaysia U23. By overcoming these two teams to win the second place in Group C, coach Gong Oh-Kyun’s teachers and students are the only representatives of Southeast Asia to win the right to the quarterfinals twice. However, the Korean strategist affirmed that U23 Vietnam wants to go further.

“Before this tournament, no one thought we would reach the quarter-finals of the AFC U23 Championship. I was impressed with my players. I asked the players what they wanted. They said they wanted to go to a higher level. I understood and want to take them to new lands”Coach Gong Oh-Kyun said.

In addition to the record of reaching the knockout round twice, U23 Vietnam is also the first Southeast Asian team to be unbeaten in the group stage of the AFC U23 Championship. Up to now, there are 6 teams that have not lost a match, which are hosts Uzbekistan, South Korea, Australia, Iraq, Japan and Saudi Arabia.

Today (June 9), U23 Vietnam’s opponent in the quarterfinals will be revealed. At the moment, Saudi Arabia and Japan are leading Group D with the same 4 points. Third place is the UAE with 3 points. In the last match, the UAE was forced to win against Saudi Arabia to win the right to continue. Meanwhile, Japan U23 only needs to draw against the weakest team in the group, Tajikistan, to be sure to enter the quarterfinals.

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