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At 0:30 on April 27, U.23 Vietnam will face U.23 Iraq in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Asian U.23 tournament. While U.23 Iraq won first place in Group C with a dramatic victory over U. 23 Saudi Arabia in the final match, coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his team ranked second in Group D. Both teams had 6 points in the group stage with 2 wins and 1 defeat.
In the history of the U.23 Asian finals, U.23 Vietnam has only faced U.23 Iraq once. That was the competition in the quarterfinals of U.23 Asia 2018, when U.23 Vietnam tied with the opponent with a dramatic score of 3-3 in 120 minutes. Then in the penalty shootout, goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung’s excellent save helped U.23 Vietnam advance.
Coach Hoang Anh Tuan
Iraq U.23 is an experienced team in the Asian U.23 playground, with a championship in 2013 and third place in 2016 (to win tickets to the Rio Olympics in Brazil). U.23 Vietnam has participated in the tournament 5 times, with the best performance to date being runner-up in 2018 in Changzhou, China.
U.23 Vietnam won 2 wins in the U.23 Asia group stage for the first time in history, defeating U.23 Kuwait (3-1) and U.23 Malaysia (2-0) to win early tickets. . On the other hand, Iraq U.23 lost their opening match against Thailand U.23, but excellently defeated Tajikistan U.23 and Saudi Arabia U.23 to enroll in the quarterfinals.
The most notable star on the West Asian team is Ali Jasim – a player born in 2004 who has 10 matches for the national team. U.23 Iraq conceded 5 goals in the group stage, becoming the team with the most goals conceded among the representatives participating in the quarterfinals.
Coach Hoang Anh Tuan and Mr. Radhi Shenaishil will have a very notable press conference before the quarter-finals to mention the force situation and determination to win in order to take a step closer to getting a ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics.
