Defeating Korea, U17 Indonesia has a chance to attend World Cup

Early morning of April 5, the matches of Group C of the 2025 AFC U17 Championship took place. There were no surprises when Afghanistan lost 0-2 to Yemen. Right from the qualifying round, Yemen quickly proved that they are not an easy team to defeat. They caused a lot of difficulties for U17 Vietnam and in fact, coach Cristiano Roland and his team could not win.

In the early match, U17 Indonesia created an earthquake when they defeated U17 Korea with a score of 1-0. After this round, Yemen is leading with 3 points and a goal difference of +2. Indonesia is right behind with 3 points and a goal difference of +1. Korea is in 3rd place and Yemen is in 4th place.

The 2025 AFC U-17 Championship finals also serve as qualifiers for the U-17 World Cup (to be held in Qatar the same year). According to the regulations of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the top 8 teams of the tournament qualify for the world tournament.

Therefore, it is Indonesia that holds the big advantage because they defeated the team considered the strongest in Group C. In the second match, coach Nova Arianto and his team will meet Yemen before facing Afghanistan in the final match. The match with Yemen will soon decide the ticket to the next round of the team from the archipelago.

If Indonesia gets 3 points and South Korea fails to beat Afghanistan, they will automatically qualify for the group stage with one match left early and get a ticket to the World Cup. Indonesia beating Yemen is not far-fetched, but Afghanistan will have a hard time stopping South Korea.

In case Indonesia wins and South Korea wins, Mathew Baker and his teammates are still guaranteed to go through. At that time, Indonesia will have 6 points, 3 more than South Korea and Yemen. In the final round, Yemen will face South Korea. Regardless of the result, Indonesia is sure to be in one of the top two positions.

If Indonesia only draws with Yemen, the chance of advancing is still very high if this team wins Afghanistan in the final round. In case of losing to Yemen, Indonesia must focus all its strength and win Afghanistan as big as possible to ensure the chance of advancing to the next round.

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