At the end of the second round of Group D of the 2023 AFC U17 Championship, U17 Vietnam ranked last with one point from a draw with U17 India. At the top of the group was U17 Japan, with 4 points like U17 Uzbekistan. In theory, all 4 teams in Group B have not been eliminated.
In the final match, U17 Japan will face U17 India while U17 Vietnam will face U17 Uzbekistan. If they draw or lose, U17 Vietnam will definitely be eliminated. To pass the group stage, U17 Vietnam must beat U17 Uzbekistan and wait for a favorable result from the remaining match.
U17 Vietnam still has a chance to continue.
In tournaments within the AFC system, when 2 or 3 teams have the same number of points in the group stage, the priority sub-index is the head-to-head record.
In case Nguyen Cong Phuong and his teammates have 3 points in the last match, if U17 Japan wins or draws with U17 India, U17 Vietnam will advance. In this situation, U17 Vietnam has the same 4 points as U17 Uzbekistan but is ranked higher due to winning the direct confrontation match.
If U17 India wins against U17 Japan, an interesting situation will occur in Group D when 4 teams have the same points. This is the case where U17 Vietnam is at a disadvantage. At that time, the head-to-head record of the 4 teams will also be the secondary index of the entire group.
The 0-4 loss to U17 Japan pushed the goal difference of U17 Vietnam down to -4 (U17 India -1, U17 Uzbekistan +1, U17 Japan +4). Coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his team must win big and wait for the results of the remaining match to know whether they will continue or not.
In the post-match press conference, coach Hoang Anh Tuan shared: “ The result of the match is certainly not happy. But in fact, U17 Japan is a very strong team. In this match, they performed very well. Losing to Japan is a normal story. The important thing is that we still have a chance to continue if we can solve the last match.
Therefore, we must forget this match to focus on the decisive match with U17 Uzbekistan. Surely in the next match, you will see U17 Vietnam play with a completely different spirit. Regarding preparation, I cannot answer right now. Let's wait until the match starts ."
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