Ranking of Third-Place Men's Football Teams at ASIAD 2023: Difficult but Vietnam still has a chance

Ranking of third-placed teams in men's football at the 2023 Asian Games

Because the results of the 4th-placed team in groups with 4 participating teams are not counted, the ranking of the 3rd-placed teams with the best results is constantly changing and we have to wait until the 3rd round to determine which 4/5 teams with the best results will qualify for the round of 16.

At this time, on the ranking of the 3rd ranked teams, Olympic Vietnam and Olympic Myanmar both have 0 points and have the same goal difference of -4. However, Olympic Vietnam is ranked higher due to Fair Play points. While Olympic Vietnam has received 4 yellow cards, Olympic Myanmar has received 5 yellow cards.

Having a point against Olympic Saudi Arabia or losing by a small margin will still ensure that Olympic Vietnam will advance in case Olympic Myanmar also does not win in the final match against Olympic India.

The 2023 Asian Games men's football competition has a total of 6 groups. According to the rules, the top 2 teams in each group and the 4 best third-placed teams will qualify for the round of 16. However, due to the withdrawal of both Group C teams, Olympic Syria and Afghanistan, there will be some adjustments.

Specifically, both teams in Group C, Uzbekistan and Hong Kong (China), have already secured their place in the next round. Thus, only one third-placed team will be eliminated from the 2023 Asian Games men's football. In addition, since Group D only has three teams, the results of the matches against the bottom-placed teams will not be taken into account when considering the results of the third-placed teams.

Vietnam Olympic started with a 4-2 victory over Mongolia Olympic, the team that is likely to finish bottom of the group. Therefore, if Vietnam Olympic finishes third in Group B, its performance against Mongolia Olympic will not be counted in the ranking of these third-placed teams.

The group stage matches are scheduled to take place from September 19 to September 24. The Round of 16 will take place on September 26 and 27. The quarter-finals will be held on September 30. The semi-finals will take place on October 3. The bronze and gold medal matches will take place on October 7.