Determining the 8 teams entering the quarter-finals of the 2024 U23 Asia: Southeast Asia has 2 left

Dang Lai DNUM_CDZAEZCACE 10:12

Today, the final round of matches of the 2024 AFC U23 Championship group stage will take place, but from now on, fans have determined the 8 names participating in the quarterfinals including Vietnam, Iraq, Indonesia, Qatar, South Korea, Japan, Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia. Including 2 Southeast Asian representatives.

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Vietnam and Indonesia are the pioneers of the region. Not only did they qualify, both teams made history. With 6 points, Vietnam had their first final round with 2 wins. Meanwhile, Indonesia also advanced from the group stage in their first participation.

Indonesia U23 will face South Korea in the quarter-finals after the Korean team defeated Japan 1-0. The remaining match will be between Japan and Qatar, who qualified from the group stage with 7 points after 2 wins and 1 draw.

In Group C, Iraq won 2-1 against Saudi Arabia, while Thailand lost 0-1 to Tajikistan with a late goal. Thus, the two teams that are certain to qualify for the quarterfinals are Saudi Arabia and Iraq.

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Vietnam has the right to choose its opponent in the quarterfinals.

But the top spot belongs to Iraq. They have the same 6 points as Saudi Arabia but have a better head-to-head record, the first indicator taken into account when two teams are level on points.

Tonight’s match will determine the remaining two quarter-final pairs. Vietnam and Uzbekistan have the right to “choose” their opponents. It can be said that, although Saudi Arabia is second in Group C, it is still considered a tougher opponent than Iraq as they are the defending champions and have a great connection with the continent’s youth tournaments.

Saudi Arabia is also a nightmare for Vietnam and Uzbekistan. In the last meeting 2 years ago, both Vietnam and Uzbekistan lost 0-2 to Saudi Arabia.

In the match that decides the ranking of Group D, the winner will take the top spot. If the match is a draw, Uzbekistan will still continue as the group leader.

List of 8 teams that entered the quarter-finals of the Final RoundU23 Asia 2024

1. Qatar

2. South Korea

3. Japan

4. Vietnam

5. Uzbekistan

6. Indonesia

7. Iraq

8. Saudi Arabia

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