As the finale of the U20 Asian Cup group stage is about to take place, the situation of each team's advancement is becoming clearer and clearer. Up to now, four teams have already come out on top, successfully locking up a place in the top eight. The Chinese men's soccer team is also gearing up for a life-and-death battle. As long as they beat their opponents and take three points, the Chinese men's soccer team will undoubtedly be among the final eight!
The grand finale of Group A is about to begin, with hosts Uzbekistan having advanced, and Iraq and Indonesia battling it out for the final qualification spot. Perhaps because of the early advancement, Uzbekistan's players were a bit slack in the final round of the match against Indonesia, resulting in a 0-0 draw, topping the group with seven points and heading into the knockout stage. Iraq, on the other hand, also shook hands with Syria in a 1-1 draw and beat Indonesia with an excellent record to advance to the last eight.
The competition in Group B was equally intense. No team in the group has advanced until the final round. Despite Vietnam's two consecutive victories in the first two rounds, Southeast Asia's ambitions would come to naught if they lost to Iran in the final round. This small chance event turned out to be true. Against a strong Iranian attack, Vietnam equalized once, but ultimately fell 1-3, suffering their first defeat in the U20 Asian Cup.
Meanwhile, the Aussies went on a killing spree in the group stage. Facing Qatar, who lost the first two rounds, the Aussies were relentless. Despite conceding a goal first, they scored nine goals in the second half to beat Qatar by a huge margin of 9-1. After this game, Australia moved up to six points, equal with Vietnam and Iran. After calculations, Vietnam was eliminated due to goal difference and the Asian dark horse had to accept defeat.
Soon, the Chinese men's soccer team will also have their final game of the group stage against the weaker Kyrgyzstan. As long as we can beat our opponents, regardless of the outcome of the other matches, the Chinese men's soccer team will advance to the last eight. If we draw against our opponents, we will hope that Saudi Arabia can beat Japan. With the advantage of the win/loss ratio, we still have a chance to squeeze out Saudi Arabia. But if Saudi Arabia doesn't lose and China loses, we'll be out of the group stage again.
This time, the initiative to qualify is firmly in our hands. We hope that the Chinese U20 men's soccer team will play well, avoid mistakes and advance to the last eight!
