The 1-0 victory over U23 Australia is not only a historic milestone for U23 Indonesia in the Asian arena. Coach Shin Tae-yong and his team have 3 more points and opened the door to passing the group stage. U23 Indonesia holds the right to decide in the competition for a place in the next round.
At this time, in Group A, U23 Qatar is the first team to qualify for the quarterfinals and is certain to hold the top position in the group. The opportunity to continue is still theoretically available for U23 Indonesia, U23 Australia and U23 Jordan. Of which, U23 Indonesia with the second position in the group has the most advantage.
AFC U23 Championship 2024 Rankings - Group A
| XH | Team | Battle | Goals won-lost | Point |
| 1 | U23 Qatar | 2 | 4-1 | 6 |
| 2 | U23 Indonesia | 2 | 1-2 | 3 |
| 3 | Jordan U23 | 2 | 1-2 | 1 |
| 4 | U23 Australia | 2 | 0-1 | 1 |
Because they are 2 points ahead of their competitors, if U23 Indonesia wins U23 Jordan, the archipelago team will obviously qualify for the quarter-finals with second place in the group.
In case U23 Indonesia is held to a draw by U23 Jordan, Indonesia will still have 4 points. They will be equal with Australia in case the kangaroo team wins against host U23 Qatar. But even in this scenario, U23 Australia will only have 4 points.
According to the tournament rules, if two teams have the same number of points, the head-to-head result is the first sub-index to be considered. The 1-0 victory over Australia last night gives U23 Indonesia the advantage over U23 Australia.
U23 Indonesia has a good chance of advancing. (Photo: AFC)
Thus, as long as they do not lose in the final round, coach Shin Tae-yong and his team will certainly pass the group stage. U23 Indonesia does not need to care about the detailed scores of the matches, they just need to get points.
For U23 Jordan, to pass the group stage, the West Asian representative has only one way to win against U23 Indonesia and U23 Australia fails to win against U23 Qatar. In case both U23 Australia and U23 Jordan win, the two teams will have 4 points and will have to compare the secondary index of goal difference (because the two teams drew 0-0 in the direct match).
The situation of U23 Australia is similar, even more difficult. The representative of the land of kangaroos can only continue if they defeat U23 Qatar, and at the same time U23 Indonesia loses to U23 Jordan with a large enough gap.
U23 Indonesia will enter the final match of the group stage against U23 Jordan at 10:30 p.m. on April 21, at the same time as U23 Qatar's match against U23 Australia.
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