According to the draw results of the U23 Asian Cup, U23 Vietnam is in the same group with U23 Saudi Arabia, U23 Jordan and U23 Kyrgyzstan. Overall, this is a group that promises to bring certain difficulties for the "Golden Dragons".

U23 Vietnam may face many difficulties in the Asian tournament (Photo: Minh Quan).
Commenting on the opponents of coach Kim Sang Sik and his team, Kompas (Indonesia) wrote: “Both U23 Vietnam and U23 Thailand are in a relatively difficult group. U23 Vietnam must face host U23 Saudi Arabia, U23 Jordan and U23 Kyrgyzstan.
Among them, U23 Saudi Arabia is the leading team in Asia. U23 Jordan represents a rapidly developing football industry, and U23 Kyrgyzstan is not easy to defeat.
U23 Thailand also has to face tough opponents such as U23 Iraq, U23 Australia and U23 China. This group is even considered the group of death in the tournament.
Super Ball (Indonesia) wrote: “Vietnam U23 and Thailand U23 are the great hopes of Southeast Asia in the Asian U23 tournament. Indonesia U23 is unfortunate to not be able to participate in this tournament, despite finishing 4th in the 2024 tournament.

U23 Thailand is in the group of death in the Asian tournament (Photo: FAT).
However, both Southeast Asian teams face tough challenges. U23 Vietnam must face two strong opponents, U23 Saudi Arabia and U23 Jordan. Meanwhile, Thailand is in a very difficult group with U23 Iraq, U23 Australia and U23 China.
Only the top two teams will qualify for the quarter-finals. This is a difficult task for both U23 Vietnam and U23 Thailand."
Siam Sport (Thailand) assessed that the home team faced many difficulties in Group D. “U23 Thailand needs to make a lot of effort to overcome this difficult group,” the Thai newspaper emphasized. Meanwhile, U23 Vietnam also faced difficulties from the challenge of host U23 Saudi Arabia.
The 2026 AFC U23 Championship finals will take place from January 6-24, 2026 in Saudi Arabia. The top two teams in each group will advance to the quarterfinals. This year’s AFC U23 Championship will not be as decisive for Olympic qualification as the tournament two years ago.

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