Unbelievable scenarios at Panda Cup, which scenario will help U22 Vietnam win the championship?

A rare case appeared at the Panda Cup, when U22 Vietnam and 3 teams China, Korea and Uzbekistan had 3 points, opening up countless interesting scenarios before the final match series.

Striker Viktor Le in the loss to U22 Uzbekistan - Photo: CFA

At 2:30 p.m. this afternoon (November 18), U22 Vietnam will face U22 Korea. But surely coach Dinh Hong Vinh and his team will   We have to wait until after the U22 China - U22 Uzbekistan match at 6:35 p.m. to know our final ranking.

In football, the scenario of 4 teams in a group having 3 points before the final match is quite rare but still happens frequently.

According to information from the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), the Panda Cup will prioritize the head-to-head record between teams when there are teams with equal points. This creates complex overlapping scenarios in the final match series.

In case of defeating South Korea in the last match, Vietnam will definitely win the championship if China does not lose to Uzbekistan. If Uzbekistan wins China by any score, they will have 6 points and Vietnam cannot win the championship because of their poor head-to-head record against the Central Asian team.

On the contrary, if Vietnam wins South Korea and China wins Uzbekistan, then Vietnam and China will have 6 points each. Vietnam will win the championship in this case thanks to a better head-to-head record than China.

Of course, Vietnam will also win the championship if they beat South Korea and China and Uzbekistan draw.

These are also 2 cases for Vietnam to win the championship, and there is no 3rd case. Although 4 teams can have the same points if the last round of matches is all draws.

In this case, all four teams will have the same four points, but China is definitely on top because their goal difference in the group stage is +1, higher than South Korea (0), Vietnam (0) and Uzbekistan (-1).

The rankings of the teams will also be kept as they are now in this case, Korea 2nd and Vietnam 3rd, because they have less goals than Korea.

If they lose to South Korea, Vietnam will have to hope Uzbekistan beats China to avoid the bottom of the table.

HUY DANG

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/nhung-kich-ban-kho-tin-o-panda-cup-kich-ban-nao-giup-u22-viet-nam-vo-dich-20251118080003528.htm