U23 Korea defeated Japan, facing U23 Indonesia in the quarter-finals

The situation of Group A was soon decided when U23 Qatar - the host of the tournament - won the top spot in the group, U23 Indonesia was the remaining team to win the ticket to continue as the second place in the group.

Coach Shin Tae-yong and his team will meet U23 Korea - the team ranked first in Group B. In the final match, a hard-fought victory over U23 Japan helped U23 Korea take the top spot. Meanwhile, U23 Japan will face a challenge when they have to face host U23 Qatar.

In fact, U23 Korea did not play well against U23 Japan. But the ability to take advantage of set pieces helped U23 Korea score the only goal of the match.

Meanwhile, U23 Indonesia left a strong impression in their first appearance at the U23 Asian Cup. They lost 0-2 to U23 Qatar in the opening match but drew with U23 Australia in the second match. When they had to get 3 points against U23 Jordan, Marselino Ferdinan and his teammates won 4-1 against U23 Jordan. The team from the archipelago played beautiful and emotional football.

However, when facing a very strong opponent like U23 Korea, the chance for U23 Indonesia to continue is not much. Coach Hwang Sun-hong has in hand a squad considered the best in the Olympic age group of Korean football. The Korean team aims to win a ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The 2024 AFC U23 Championship finals also serve as the qualifying round for the 2024 Paris Olympics men's football tournament. The teams finishing first, second, and third in the tournament will qualify for the Olympics. The fourth-placed team will face an African representative in a play-off for the final ticket to Paris this summer.

In Group C, U23 Saudi Arabia has secured a place in the next round, the chance to enter the next round is divided equally between U23 Thailand and U23 Iraq. In Group D, the situation was soon decided when U23 Vietnam and U23 Uzbekistan quickly won tickets to the next round after 2 consecutive wins. Coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his team need to calculate in the final match when they can only win the top spot in the group if they win against U23 Uzbekistan.