Ranking of the U23 Asian Championship: U23 Uzbekistan ranked first in group, Vietnam second

The final match of Group D of the 2022 Asian U23 Championship ended with the results: U23 Vietnam lost to U23 Uzbekistan 0-3, U23 Kuwait defeated U23 Malaysia 2-1.

Thus, U23 Uzbekistan ranked first in Group D with 9 absolute points after 3 matches, scoring 10 goals and not conceding a single goal.

They are the most impressive team at the 2024 AFC U23 Championship up to this point.

After the group stage, there were only two teams that won: U23 Uzbekistan and U23 Korea.

Both have not conceded a goal yet, but Uzbekistan U23 possesses a destructive attack with 10 goals.

U23 Vietnam ranked 2nd with 6 points, scored 5 goals and conceded 4 times. Meanwhile, U23 Kuwait had an honorable victory over U23 Malaysia, closing the tournament with 3rd place in Group D. U23 Malaysia ranked last in the group, leaving the tournament without gaining any points.

Having passed the group stage, U23 Uzbekistan and U23 Vietnam will face U23 Saudi Arabia and U23 Iraq respectively in the quarterfinals. Compared to U23 Saudi Arabia, U23 Iraq is a more reasonable opponent for U23 Vietnam. Coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his team had an equal opponent in the quarterfinals when they finished second in Group D. This was something that surprised many people after the third match.