Vietnam U19 team has another chance to qualify for the quarter-finals.

Iraq U19's 4-0 victory over North Korea U19 in the late match of Group B has further strengthened Vietnam U19's chances of qualifying for the quarter-finals.

Vietnam U19 confidently moves forward. Vietnam U19 loses victory due to controversial decision by 27-year-old referee. Vietnam U19 and 5 key takeaways from the draw against UAE U19. Currently, Vietnam U19 is second in the group with 4 points after 2 matches, while Iraq U19 has become the first team in the finals to advance from the group stage with 2 consecutive wins. Thus, the match on October 20th against Vietnam U19 is almost just a formality for Iraq U19, while we still need at least 1 point to be in the quarterfinals without worrying about the result of the UAE U19 – North Korea U19 match taking place at the same time.

The team in red still has a good chance of reaching the quarter-finals.

If referee Hanna Hattab was the central figure in the Vietnam U19 – UAE U19 match with her controversial penalty that cost Vietnam U19 the victory, then last night referee Turki Al Khudhayr was also a contributing factor to North Korea's crushing defeat.

The Iraq U19 team completely dominated the North Korea U19 team throughout the first half but failed to score. It wasn't until referee Turki Al Khudhayr awarded Iraq U19 a penalty after a handball in the penalty area by North Korea U19 defender Choe Jin-nam that the deadlock was broken, with Mazin Fayyadh scoring the opening goal for Iraq U19 from the penalty spot.

After conceding this goal, the North Korean U19 team began to push forward in search of an equalizer, creating huge gaps for the Iraqi U19 team, and as a result, the Gulf team scored three more goals to end the match with a 4-0 victory.

Speaking after the match, North Korea U19 coach Ri Song-ho stated that Iraq U19's penalty goal was the turning point of the game. He said: "The penalty in the second half caused us to fall apart, because after conceding, my players had to push forward to attack, exposing weaknesses in our defense and leading to the 0-4 defeat."

Results of the matches on October 17th

Vietnam U19 – UAE U19 1-1

Iraq U19 – North Korea U19 4-0

Match schedule for October 20th (all at 11:30 PM)

North Korea – UAE

Iraq – Vietnam

According to Thethaovanhoa.vn