U23 Vietnam was eliminated, Indonesian newspaper said the home team was the strongest in Southeast Asia

The 0-1 defeat to U23 Iraq caused U23 Vietnam to officially stop in the quarterfinals of U23 Asia 2024. With U23 Vietnam stopping, U23 Indonesia is the only Southeast Asian representative to appear in the semi-finals of this year’s tournament. now.

After U23 Vietnam failed, Indonesian media quickly published articles confirming the home team’s No. 1 position in Southeast Asia.

CNN Indonesia page has an article with the title: “U23 Vietnam collapsed, Indonesia is the best Southeast Asian representative at the Asian tournament”. This article commented on the performance of opponents in Southeast Asia, thereby indirectly affirming Indonesia’s strength in U23 Asia.

“U23 Vietnam’s defeat against Iraq in the U23 Asia quarterfinals helped Indonesia become the strongest team in Southeast Asia, and the only team in the region to win the right to enter the semi-finals.

U23 Vietnam suffered a painful defeat. The team that reached the final of the tournament in 2018 could not reach the semi-finals. Meanwhile, two other teams in Southeast Asia, Thailand and Malaysia, were both eliminated from the group stage,” CNN Indonesia wrote.

Regarding the result of the match between U23 Vietnam and U23 Iraq, another article by CNN Indonesia commented: “Iraq’s only goal came from Ali Jasim’s penalty kick. The referee awarded the penalty through VAR causing controversy after goalkeeper Van Chuan’s foul on Nihad Muhammad Owaid”.

“In the replay, it was seen that Quan Van Chuan’s hand lightly touched Nihad’s left shoulder before falling. The goalkeeper and captain of U23 Vietnam were also unlucky because Nihad’s first touch of the ball was too strong, perhaps “The ball would have gone out if Quan Van Chuan hadn’t touched it,” CNN Indonesia added about the situation that caused U23 Vietnam to be awarded a penalty.