On April 18th, Beijing time, the U23 Asian Cup group stage has ended all the first round of the group last night, let's take a look at the latest standings as follows!
The latest standings of the U23 Asian Cup
Let's first look at the situation of Group B where the National Olympic Games are located, the first round of the National Olympic Games in the case of the superiority of the number of people, 0-1 defeat to the Japanese team, failed to achieve the goal of grabbing points, another game in the same group, the South Korean team 1-0 beat the United Arab Emirates to take all three points, Japan and South Korea have three points, occupying the top two, the National Olympic Games and the United Arab Emirates can only rank 3rd and 4th. The situation of qualifying for the Olympic Games is very serious, and the opponent in the next round is the South Korean team, if they continue to lose, they will be out of the tournament early, and they will undoubtedly compete for Olympic tickets. The opponent is very strong, and I hope that the national Olympic team will play with their own characteristics, not collapse, and strive for goals, experience and self-confidence.
It is difficult to qualify for the National Olympic Games
Group A hosts Qatar and Australia are the strongest teams in the group, Qatar opened the game 2-0 against Indonesia, today they will welcome their second opponent Jordan, as long as they can get three points, they can qualify early; Australia drew 0-0 with Jordan in the first game, their match with Indonesia today is very crucial, only three points can occupy the initiative to qualify, if they lose, the qualification will fall into passivity.
Saudi Arabia is off to a good start
Reigning Group C champions Saudi Arabia are the strongest in the group, beating Tajikistan 4-2 in the first round and scoring the most goals in a single game in the first round. Thailand, who are in the same group, beat Iraq 2-0 and occupy the second place in the group. Tajikistan and Iraq both have 0 points, placing them third and fourth in the group. In the second round, Saudi Arabia and Thailand will face each otherIraq and Tajikistan are about to fight, and a draw is not of much significance to both sides, and only by going all out to win can they have a chance to qualify.
The top two in Group D of Yuewu
Vietnam and Uzbekistan occupy the top two spots in Group D, with Vietnam getting off to a flying start with a 3-1 win over Kuwait, with one from both sides sent off and a brace from Bui Wai Ho. Vietnamese football has improved rapidly in recent years, reaching the final of the 2018 Under-23 Asian Cup, where they lost 2-1 to Uzbekistan to finish as runners-up, which is their best result in the competition. This year, they got off to a good start and laid a solid foundation for qualifying. In the other match in the same group, Uzbekistan beat Malaysia 2-0 with Janolidinov and Hosimov contributing to it.