In the first round of the group stage, the Chinese National Youth Football Team (NYF) defeated the Myanmar National Youth Football Team (MNYF) 3-1 thanks to two key goals from Efirdin and a solo shot from Abdullah. As Uzbekistan National Youth Football Team will advance to the final round as the hosts, the score of this match will not affect the group ranking. Currently, the Chinese National Youth Football Team leads the group standings with three points, thanks in part to the yet-to-be-seeded Saudi National Youth Football Team.
According to the rules of the tournament, a total of 10 groups will compete for 15 places, including the top of each group and the five best second places. If the Chinese National Youth Football Team can win three consecutive matches against Myanmar, Maldives, and Saudi Arabia, they will definitely top the group and qualify for the final round of the tournament. Even if they finish second in their group, they will still have a chance to come out on top by playing against the other second-placed teams.
The Chinese National Youth Football Team has been absent for several consecutive editions of the upcoming U20 Asian Cup final round in Uzbekistan. This time, the team is striving to break the curse and win the valuable qualification.
