The first round of the Qatar U23 Asian Cup group stage was all over, and in the two matches played this evening, Uzbekistan beat Malaysia 2-0 and Vietnam beat Kuwait 3-1, so the four group points standings are as follows.
Group A: Qatar 2:0 Indonesia, Australia 0:0 Jordan
Hosts Qatar are in first place, and a win over Jordan in the next round will seal their place in advance. Australia is not as strong as imagined, if Jordan's luck is better, it will be difficult for Australia to draw, and in the next round against Indonesia, you must get three points, otherwise the promotion is hanging.
Group B: Japan 1:0 national football, South Korea 1:0 United Arab Emirates
In the second round of the group stage, the national football team played South Korea, the United Arab Emirates played Japan, the national football team ushered in a life-and-death battle, not winning means out, the same is true for the United Arab Emirates, but after the second round of this group, there is a high probability that Japan and South Korea will join hands to advance to the top 8, and the national football team and the United Arab Emirates will be eliminated.
Group C: Saudi Arabia 4:2 Tajikistan, Thailand 2:0 Iraq
The defending champion Saudi Arabia scored 4 goals and played the strongest offensive firepower in the first round of the group stage, and played Thailand in the next round to compete for the top spot in the group. Iraq's U23 team is much inferior to the senior team, and if it is an adult team, it will definitely beat Thailand.
Group D: Vietnam 3:1 Kuwait, Uzbekistan 2:0 Malaysia
Vietnam, which is frequently eliminated in the round of 18 of the World Preliminaries, is still competitive in the youth team, and has a great hope of advancing to the top 8 in the next round against Malaysia. Uzbekistan, as the runners-up of the previous edition, has always been a strong player in the Asian youth team, and it will be very easy to play Kuwait in the next round, and they have the best hope of winning Group D, and Vietnam will advance together in the second group.