Identifying the real strength of U23 Vietnam’s opponents Uzbekistan, Malaysia, Kuwait

In table D solve U23 Asia 2024 U23 Vietnam will clash with Uzbekistan Kuwait and Malaysia. Among them U23 Uzbekistan is the current runner-up of tournament.

The Central Asian team is not only rich in tradition (winning the U23 Asian Championship in 2018) but also possesses a strong force of 11 out of 26 Uzbekistan players preparing for this year’s tournament was named in Uzbekistan’s U23 squad that reached the final of the 2022 Asian U23 tournament (lost 0-2 to Saudi Arabia).

In addition, Uzbekistan also has 4 more national players who have just participated in the qualifying match World Cup 2026 last March. In general, coach Timur Kapadze’s team is a team that is both rich in professional capacity and rich in experience. Their goal is of course to aim for tickets to the 2024 Paris Olympics.

According to the rules of the 2024 U23 Asian Championship, the two teams that reach the final of the continental tournament along with the 3rd ranked team will win. tickets straight to this year’s Summer Olympics. The team ranked 4th in the tournament (ie the team that lost in the 3rd place match) will compete for tickets to the Olympics with representatives of football Africa.

Uzbekistan placed The goal is to win a medal at the 2024 Asian U23 tournament and win a direct ticket to France in a few months.

U23 Vietnam probably will not consider competing for 3 points with U23 Uzbekistan because in Group D has two other opponents who are suitable for coach Hoang Anh Tuan’s team. These two opponents include Kuwait and Malaysia.

In theory, Malaysia is the weakest team in Group D. Malaysian football in general and the U23 Malaysia team in particular have not created a significant impact in recent years. in international tournaments.

Particularly in the most recent official matches, U23 Malaysia lost to the U23 Vietnam team through all stages in which we were led by different domestic and foreign coaches.

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Specifically, U23 Malaysia lost 0-1 to U23 Vietnam in the semi-finals of SEA Games 31 in 2021 in Vietnam under coach Park Hang Seo (Korean). They lost to U23 Vietnam 0-2 at the 2022 Asian U23 tournament taking place in Uzbekistan under coach Gong Oh Kyun (Korean).

At SEA Games 32 in 2023 in Cambodia U23 Malaysia lost to U23 Vietnam 1-2 in the group stage match before they were eliminated. At that time, U23 Vietnam was led by coach Philippe Troussier (French).

And yet, in the semi-finals of the 2023 Southeast Asia U23 tournament in Thailand, which took place last August, U23 Malaysia lost to U23. Vietnam 1-4. At this time, U23 Vietnam is led by coach Hoang Anh Tuan.

Therefore, at the 2024 U23 Asian Championship, there is no reason for U23 Vietnam not to set a target of winning against the team. ball in Southeast Asia. In particular, U23 Malaysia currently does not have bright stars that can make coach Hoang Anh Tuan’s team afraid.

The remaining opponent, Kuwait, is truly an unknown. The West Asian team brought 25 players to Qatar, all of whom are playing in the country at the Kuwait football championship.

Information about opponent Kuwait to the Vietnamese football world at this time This is quite limited. Their players have the typical strengths of West Asian football, including good physical techniques and high speed. That’s why U23 Vietnam will both compete and identify this opponent in the coming days.