U22 Vietnam has not yet won against itself; Surprises continuously occur in the European World Cup qualifiers

U22 Vietnam lost to U22 Uzbekistan: Not yet able to win over themselves

U22 Vietnam could not create a surprise against U22 Uzbekistan at Panda Cup 2025. The result was not regrettable, but sadly, Mr. Kim Sang Sik's team has not changed much.

A few months after their last encounter, U22 Vietnam and U22 Uzbekistan faced off again at the Panda Cup in China. Compared to the previous encounter, the two teams only made a few minor personnel adjustments, but the results were different. While previously U22 Vietnam had a hard-fought draw against an opponent considered to be the fastest-growing youth football team in Asia, this time the red-shirt team suffered a narrow 0-1 defeat.

U22 China defeated Korea 2-0, Vietnam has a good chance of winning the championship

Baihelamu Abuduwaily's double sank U22 Korea, bringing U22 China to the top. An unpredictable scenario unfolded at the Panda Cup when all 4 teams had 3 points.

The 2-0 victory of U22 China over U22 Korea created an extremely dramatic situation at the Panda Cup 2025, bringing good news for U22 Vietnam. This result made all 4 participating teams have 3 points. U22 China temporarily took the lead in the table thanks to the best goal difference (+1).

The next positions belong to U22 Korea (goal difference +0), U22 Vietnam (goal difference +0) and U22 Uzbekistan (goal difference -1). This means that the championship opportunity is divided equally among all four teams and the throne will only be decided in the final round, promising dramatic and exciting developments.

Spain team makes history

In the early morning of November 16, Spain defeated Georgia 4-0, thereby creating an unprecedented unbeaten streak.

Including the victory in Tbilisi early this morning, "La Roja" are unbeaten in 30 consecutive matches, not including friendlies. This is the longest unbeaten streak in the history of the Iberian team, surpassing their own 29-match unbeaten streak in the golden period from June 2010 to June 2013.

More importantly, the victory over Georgia helped Spain reach the World Cup ticket. Currently, coach De La Fuente's team maintains the top position in Group E with 15 points, 3 points more than Türkiye with a superior goal difference (19 vs 5). In the final round, the European champion only needs to draw, or even lose by a not too big difference to get a ticket to North and Central America.

Surprises continue to happen in the European World Cup qualifiers

On the night of November 15 and early morning of November 16, Belgium and Denmark were held to 1-1 and 2-2 draws by weak opponents Kazakhstan and Belarus, respectively.

Belgium (ranked 8th in FIFA) was the away team but was still rated much higher than Kazakhstan, the team ranked only 115th in the world. However, the "Red Devils" still had a weak performance when they let the home team score first and only had an equalizer by Hans Vanaken at the beginning of the second half.

Belgium even had an extra man from the 79th minute but could not take advantage of the numerical advantage to create a comeback. Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne were absent, leaving an unfillable void in the Western European representative's attack.

The disappointing result means Belgium cannot qualify for the World Cup. In the final round, coach Claude Fichaux and his team need to beat Liechtenstein at home to keep the top spot in the group against fierce competition from North Macedonia.

A few hours later, it was Denmark's turn (ranked 20th in the FIFA rankings) to disappoint when they were held to a 2-2 draw by Belarus, ranked 97th in the world, right at home. The "Tin Soldiers" fired 34 shots, 10 of which were on target, but only got 1 point.