U17 Vietnam faces difficulties in Asian tournament

On the evening of October 23, U17 Vietnam had a regrettable draw against U17 Kyrgyzstan in the qualifying round of the 2025 AFC U17 Championship.

This result makes U17 Vietnam only temporarily second in Group I with 1 point, equal to U17 Kyrgyzstan.

According to the tournament format, 43 teams are divided into 10 groups (3 groups of 5 teams and 7 groups of 4 teams). The 10 group winners and the 5 best second-placed teams will advance.

Up to now, U17 Vietnam is ranked 8th in the group of second-place teams and cannot get a ticket to continue.

But U17 Vietnam still has 2 matches left to play. If we make good use of them, we can completely get the ticket to continue.

However, it must be added that being held to a draw by U17 Kyrgyzstan put U17 Vietnam in a difficult position.

With the current situation, if they want to be sure of a ticket to the next round, coach Cristiano Roland and his team will need to take the top spot in Group I.

But this is a group where the teams have similar levels of expertise, so winning is not easy.

In the second match of Group I, U17 Vietnam will face U17 Myanmar - the team that lost to U17 Yemen in the opening match.

A victory against U17 Myanmar at this time will help the red team relieve pressure, thereby having the best preparation for the decisive match against U17 Yemen in the final match.

In case of losing or drawing with U17 Myanmar, the ability of U17 Vietnam to compete for the top spot in the group is very low.

Even coach Cristiano Roland and his team could completely lose their second place in the table.

The match between U17 Vietnam and U17 Myanmar will take place at 7:00 p.m. on October 25.