U23 Vietnam has the opportunity to set a record that is very difficult to break.

Vietnam U23 is still on the right track to defend the Southeast Asian U23 championship. Coach Kim Sang Sik's team has won all three matches against Laos U23, Cambodia U23 and Philippines U23.

U23 Việt Nam đứng trước cơ hội lập kỷ lục rất khó phá vỡ - 1 — U23 Vietnam has the chance to become the first team to win the U23 Southeast Asian Championship three times in a row (Photo: VFF).

The final challenge of U23 Vietnam in the final match is the host team U23 Indonesia. This is also considered the biggest challenge of the "Golden Dragons" in this tournament.

The match reenacted the final match of the 2023 Southeast Asian U23 tournament. At that time, U23 Vietnam defeated U23 Indonesia in a penalty shootout to win the championship.

If they can repeat this feat against U23 Indonesia, U23 Vietnam will set an extremely impressive record that will be very difficult to break. We are the first team in history to win the U23 Southeast Asian Championship three times in a row. Previously, U23 Vietnam won the tournaments taking place in 2022 and 2023.

Up to now, after 4 times of organizing the tournament, U23 Vietnam has won the championship twice. Meanwhile, U23 Indonesia and Thailand teams have only won once each.

The good news is that coach Kim Sang Sik has a great affinity with the Southeast Asian arena. The Korean coach is currently on an 11-match unbeaten streak (without losing a single match) in regional tournaments.

At the 2024 AFF Cup, coach Kim Sang Sik helped the Vietnamese team win the championship with 7 wins and 1 draw. At the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 tournament, the Vietnamese U23 team maintained a record of winning all 3 matches.

U23 Việt Nam đứng trước cơ hội lập kỷ lục rất khó phá vỡ - 2 — Quoc Viet is likely to be the first player to win the Southeast Asian U23 championship three times in a row (Photo: VFF).

The U23 Indonesian squad in this tournament consists mostly of local players. There is only one naturalized player born abroad, striker Jens Raven. However, the striker born in 2005 has returned to Indonesia to play for Bali United.

Therefore, U23 Vietnam has every chance to win against U23 Indonesia. Remember, at the U23 level, we are maintaining a perfect record in the last 6 matches against U23 Indonesia.

Striker Quoc Viet is also on the threshold of history. This striker won the U23 Southeast Asian Championship in 2022 and 2023. He became the first player to lift the championship trophy of this tournament for 3 consecutive times. However, in this year's tournament, Quoc Viet did not play well and has not scored any goals.

The final match of the U23 Southeast Asian tournament between U23 Vietnam and U23 Indonesia will take place at 8:00 p.m. on July 29 at Bung Karno Stadium.

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