AFC speaks frankly about U23 Vietnam before the decisive match

(Dan Tri) - The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) believes that U23 Vietnam is not in the best form and U23 Yemen still has a chance to win in the final match of the U23 Asian qualifiers.

U23 Vietnam will enter the decisive match with U23 Yemen in Group C of the U23 Asian qualifiers at 7:00 p.m. today (September 9) at Viet Tri Stadium ( Phu Tho ). Coach Kim Sang Sik and his team are leading Group C before this match with the same 6 points as U23 Yemen but with a better goal difference.

AFC believes that U23 Vietnam has not yet reached its best form (Photo: Minh Quan).

Therefore, U23 Vietnam only needs to draw with U23 Yemen to complete the goal of winning a ticket to the U23 Asian tournament. However, AFC believes that the West Asian team still has a chance when U23 Vietnam is not in the best form.

AFC wrote: “Group C will see a direct competition for the top spot between U23 Vietnam and U23 Yemen. Both teams have 6 points after two matches. Host U23 Vietnam only needs a draw to qualify for the U23 Asian Cup.

However, the Southeast Asian representative has not yet shown his best form. This brings hope that U23 Yemen can create a surprise."

According to AFC regulations, the 11 group winners and the 4 best second-placed teams will qualify for the tournament in Saudi Arabia next year.

U23 Vietnam needs to be careful because just one mistake in the match with U23 Yemen can make the team pay a heavy price (Photo: Minh Quan).

Currently, on the ranking of the second-placed teams, there are 4 teams with 6 points: U23 China, U23 Iran, U23 Turkmenistan, U23 Yemen and 3 teams with 4 points: U23 Indonesia, U23 Kyrgyzstan and U23 Lebanon. In the final match, most of these teams will have to face the group winner.

In this situation, if the match between U23 Vietnam and U23 Yemen ends in a draw, it is likely that both teams will advance. The losing team in this match will face a high risk of being eliminated. Therefore, U23 Vietnam needs to be really careful because just one moment of carelessness can cost the team.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/afc-noi-thang-ve-u23-viet-nam-truoc-tran-dau-quyet-dinh-20250909134113060.htm