Thailand has a beautiful farewell

February 20 is the final day of the group stage of the 2025 AFC U20 Championship. Although Thailand U20 had stopped early with a record of 2 consecutive losses, they still have a final match against Syria U20. Although they no longer have a goal, the young men of the land of the golden pagodas have contributed an exciting match, demonstrating the spirit of never giving up.

Thailand's unbelievable draw when playing with one less player

The turning point of the match came at the end of the first half, when Thailand U.20 goalkeeper Anut Samran received a red card after illegally tackling an opponent. With the advantage of more players, Syria U.20 proactively attacked from the beginning of the second half and scored 2 goals, thanks to Ahmad Alkalo (minute 52) and Mohammed Al Mustafa (minute 71).

At this point, U.20 Thailand no longer had a chance to continue, being 2 goals behind in a one-man deficit. However, the "war elephants" seemed to have no concept of giving up and ended the match with an unbelievable score. The team from the land of the golden pagoda played with determination to tie 2-2, earning 1 point against U.20 Syria. This was also the first and only point of U.20 Thailand at the 2025 U.20 Asian Cup finals. The result of this match was also a beautiful farewell for the representative from the Southeast Asian region.

Group D standings after 3 matches. U.20 Thailand left the 2025 AFC U.20 Championship with 1 point.

Talents converge in the quarterfinals

At this point, the 2025 AFC U-20 Championship has determined the eight names that will compete in the quarter-finals, including: U.20 Australia, U.20 China, U.20 Saudi Arabia, U.20 Iraq, U.20 Iran, U.20 Uzbekistan, U.20 South Korea and U.20 Japan. Of these, U.20 Uzbekistan is the defending champion, while U.20 Iraq is the defending runner-up.

The 2025 AFC U-20 Championship is also the qualifying round for the 2025 AFC U-20 World Cup (held in Chile, starting in September). Accordingly, the 4 semi-finalists of the 2025 AFC U-20 Championship will hold tickets to the world's largest football tournament for the U-20 age group.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/xac-dinh-8-doi-vao-tu-ket-u20-chau-a-thai-lan-co-loi-chia-tay-dep-185250220164140358.htm