U23 Thailand wins big, many Southeast Asian teams disappoint

(Dan Tri) - U23 Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos had great success, while U23 Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines received unhappy results in the first round of the 2026 U23 Asian qualifiers on the evening of September 3.

Competition results of Southeast Asian U23 teams

Philippines - Syria: 1-2 (Group K)

Thailand - Mongolia: 6-0 (Group F)

Indonesia - Laos: 0-0 (Group J)

Vietnam - Bangladesh: 2-0 (Group C)

Cambodia - Oman: 0-0 (Group G)

Timor Leste - China: 1-2 (Group D)

Myanmar - Kuwait: 0-0 (Group B)

Malaysia - Lebanon: 0-1 (Group F)

Singapore - Yemen: 1-2 (Group C)

One of the most surprising matches in last night's series, taking place in Group J, was when U23 Laos tied U23 Indonesia 0-0. This was a great success for the young team from the land of a million elephants, but on the contrary, it was a disappointing result for the U23 Indonesia team.

In Group K, U23 Philippines lost 1-2 to Syria. Philippines is one of four Southeast Asian teams to be defeated in the first round of the 2026 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers.

U23 Malaysia lost to Lebanon (Photo: FAM).

In Group C, U23 Singapore lost 1-2 to U23 Yemen. In Group F, U23 Malaysia lost 0-1 to U23 Lebanon. And in Group D, Timor Leste lost 1-2 to U23 China.

Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia are among the Southeast Asian teams that disappointed in the first round. On the other hand, in addition to Laos U23 team, Cambodia U23 and Myanmar U23 team were the teams that caused big surprises last night (September 3).

U23 Cambodia held a 0-0 draw against a much stronger team, U23 Oman. Meanwhile, U23 Myanmar also had a goalless draw with U23 Kuwait.

There are two Southeast Asian teams enjoying the joy of victory in the first round of the 2026 AFC U23 qualifiers, namely U23 Vietnam and U23 Thailand.

In group F, U23 Thailand had no difficulty in winning a big 6-0 victory against the weak team Mongolia.

U23 Thailand beat U23 Mongolia (Photo: FAT).

With this victory, the young team from the Land of the Golden Temple temporarily leads Group F. This group includes Lebanon and Malaysia. Group F takes place in Pathum Thani (Thailand).

In Group C, U23 Vietnam also leads the group, after a 2-0 win over U23 Bangladesh. At the same time, like Thailand, coach Kim Sang Sik's team also plays the qualifying round at home. The advantage of U23 Vietnam in winning a ticket to the 2026 AFC U23 Championship finals is huge.

The second round of the U23 Asian qualifiers will take place on September 6. In the second round, Myanmar will meet Japan in Group B, U23 Vietnam will meet Singapore in Group C, and Timor Leste will face Australia in Group D.

U23 Thailand will face U23 Lebanon, Malaysia will meet Mongolia in Group F, Cambodia will meet Pakistan in Group G, Brunei will meet Bahrain in Group H, Indonesia will meet Macau (China), Laos will meet South Korea in Group J, and the Philippines will face Tajikistan in Group K.

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