Scenario for U17 Vietnam to enter the quarter-finals after U17 UAE defeats U17 Australia

Currently, U17 Vietnam has 2 points, ranking 3rd in Group B. In this group, Australia surprisingly lost 0-2 to UAE in the match that took place early this morning (April 8). This result is a bit disadvantageous for U17 Vietnam.

With the above results, Australia fell to the bottom of Group B, with only one point after two matches. Meanwhile, UAE climbed to second place in this group, with 3 points. The Arab team is one point ahead of the U17 Vietnam team and one place above the team of coach Cristiano Roland.

U17 Vietnam temporarily ranked 3rd in Group B (Photo: VFF).

In the final match taking place on the evening of April 10, if U17 Vietnam defeats UAE, we will definitely qualify for the quarter-finals. If we win against UAE, U17 Vietnam will have 5 points, certainly ranking above the UAE and Australia (at that time, if Australia wins against Japan in the final match, the young team from the land of kangaroos will only have 4 points).

On the contrary, if we do not win against the Arab team, coach Cristiano Roland's team will certainly be eliminated, regardless of the remaining results.

If the U17 Vietnam team draws with the UAE, we will only have 3 points after the group stage. At that time, U17 Vietnam will definitely have fewer points than at least two opponents, including the UAE (will have 4 points if they draw with U17 Vietnam) and Japan (currently has 4 points).

If the U17 Vietnam team loses to the UAE, coach Cristiano Roland's team will only have two points after the group stage. This result is even worse than when we drew with the UAE.

U17 Vietnam has only one way to enter the quarter-finals and win a ticket to the World Cup, which is to beat UAE in the final match (Photo: VFF).

The mission of U17 Vietnam is very clear at this time. Striker Tran Gia Bao and his teammates only have one way to enter the quarter-finals of the U17 Asian Cup this year, which is to defeat the UAE. We do not need to care about any other results.

After the first two matches, U17 Vietnam is undefeated (drawing 1-1 with Australia and Japan), but has not won yet. UAE is the opponent we focus on winning before this year's Asian tournament takes place.

Currently, U17 Vietnam has scored two goals and conceded two goals. Meanwhile, UAE has scored three goals after two matches, but they have conceded four goals. Looking at these statistics, it can be seen that UAE is not sure about defending well, that could be a detail for U17 Vietnam to hope for.

According to the regulations of the 2025 AFC U17 Championship, the teams that pass the group stage and reach the quarterfinals will also qualify for the 2025 U17 World Cup. That will create more motivation for the Vietnam U17 team when they face the UAE on the night of April 10.