The final of the U20 Asian Cup in Uzbekistan officially ushered in the opening match, and finally produced a big upset, Vietnam beat Australia 1-0 to get off to a good start, this Southeast Asian team will be the long-term rival of the Chinese men's football team in the future. China played their first game against Japan and tried not to lose to get points.
Australia is a traditional powerhouse in Asia, and Vietnam is a rising force in recent years. According to statistics, since joining the AFC in 2006, Australia has never missed the main stage of the competition, with the best result being runner-up in 2010, Vietnam has participated in a total of 19 times, the best result is fourth place twice in 1961 and 2016, although 7 of the last 8 competitions have stopped in the group stage.
It was the first time the two teams had met in the U20 Asian Cup, so it was relatively new to either side, and Australia dominated the game with more than 60% possession, but trailing 4-5 on goal and Vietnam scored more points to open the game 1-0.
The Australian national team and the youth team are both first-class teams in the Asian region, and now they have suffered a black start in the first game, losing to the Vietnamese youth team, which is also not a small upset.
It is worth mentioning that half a month ago, in a warm-up match, Vietnam defeated Saudi Arabia, which is also the defending champion of this tournament, highlighting the good strength of this Vietnamese team.
In this tournament, Vietnam is divided into the group of death, in addition to Australia, Qatar and Iran, and now after making a good start, it will lay the foundation for the next qualification.
According to the schedule, the first group stage of the Chinese team will be at 18 o'clock the day after tomorrow, against the 2016 champion Japan, who has also won 6 runners-up and 6 third-place results, which is the strongest opponent the Chinese team has faced in this group, and the Chinese team is fighting to get points, laying the foundation for the next two games against Saudi Arabia and Kyrgyzstan, and fully attacking the qualification for the World Youth Championship (top four of the U20 Asian Cup).
According to statistics, the last time the Chinese men's football team participated in the World Youth Championship was in 2005, when the team composed of Hao Junmin, Zhao Xuri, Gao Lin and Chen Tao was absent continuously.
Detailed review of the competition——
Just six minutes into the game, Qu Van Kham split the ball, Nguyen Quoc Viet received the ball and brought it to the front of the box, suddenly kicked into the far corner, the Australian goalkeeper could not save, Vietnam got off to a fantastic 1-0 start.
In the 76th minute of the second half, Vietnam played smoothly in front, Nguyen Hong Phuc sent a straight block, Nguyen Thanh Thanh Thanh shot slightly deflected, Vietnam almost extended the scoreline.