Latest U.17 Asian qualifiers schedule: Malaysia finds it difficult to claim the top spot from Vietnam, why?

U.17 Vietnam is better than Malaysia in terms of goal difference.

In the third match of Group C on November 26, U.17 Vietnam won convincingly against U.17 Hong Kong with a score of 2-0. Thereby, coach Cristiano Roland and his team had 3 consecutive wins, owning 9 absolute points, scoring 22 goals and not conceding any goals. Meanwhile, U.17 Malaysia also had a series of 3 consecutive wins, with 9 points and a goal difference of +19. The U.17 Vietnam team is holding the top position on the Group C rankings, while Malaysia is in second place.

The fourth match of Group C of the 2026 AFC U17 Championship qualifiers continues on November 28. Accordingly, U17 Vietnam will face U17 Macau at 7:00 p.m. on November 28 at PVF Stadium - Hung Yen .

Lịch thi đấu vòng loại U.17 châu Á mới nhất: Malaysia khó đòi ngôi đầu từ Việt Nam, tại sao?- Ảnh 1. — U.17 Vietnam scored 22 goals, not conceding any goals after 3 matches

In the earlier match, U.17 Malaysia will face U.17 Singapore at 4 p.m. at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center ( Hanoi ). The remaining match of Group C will take place at 7 p.m. at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center, between U.17 Hong Kong and U.17 Northern Mariana Islands.

Regarding the opponent of U.17 Vietnam in the next match - U.17 Macau is still undefeated (1 draw, 2 losses), currently ranked fifth (second to last) in group C. In the most recent match, U.17 Macau lost to U.17 Malaysia with a score of 0-5. Meanwhile, U.17 Malaysia's opponent - U.17 Singapore is the team that lost 0-6 to U.17 Vietnam in the first match.

Against two weaker teams, U.17 Vietnam and U.17 Malaysia are likely to win together. In reality, U.17 Malaysia is unlikely to equalize the goal difference and surpass U.17 Vietnam on the rankings after the fourth round of matches.