A look at Vietnam’s group rivals in AFC U23 Champ finals

Wednesday, 17:42, 10/01/2018

VOV.VN - Ahead of the final round of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship 2018, the AFC has published a guide to the teams in Group D with the Vietnam U23 squad.

The Republic of Korea (RoK) U23 squad finished in second place at the AFC U23 Championship 2016. In the AFC U23 Championship 2018 qualifiers, the RoK U23s ranked first in Group I.

Two years ago the RoK U23s lost 2-3 to Japan U23s in the AFC U23 Championship final. The squad has set its sights on lifting the trophy this year.

In the AFC U23 Championship qualifiers, the RoK U23s are in Group I with the Vietnam U23s. They beat Vietnamese coach Huu Thang’s team 2-1 in Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City.

However, the RoK U23s surprisingly drew 0-0 with the Timor Leste U23s in qualifying. The result gives the Vietnam U23s confidence that they can take all the points from their first match.

The RoK U23s results from the qualifying round of the AFC U23 Championship 2018.

Australia’s U23s progressed to the quarterfinals of the AFC U23 Championship 2014. In the qualifiers for the AFC U23 Championship 2018, the Australia U23s came first in Group F.

In the final round of the AFC U23 Championship 2016, Australia were grouped with the Vietnam U23s, beating the Vietnamese team 2-0.

The Australia U23s overcame Thailand’s U23s 2-1 in a friendly while preparing for the AFC U23 Championship 2018 finals.

Australia U23s results from the qualifying round of the AFC U23 Championship 2018.

The Syria U23s advanced to the quarter-finals of the AFC U23 Championship 2014. In qualifying for the AFC U23 Championship 2018, the Syria U23s took second place in Group C.