In the early morning of May 7, U17 Vietnam had a favorable start in the 2026 AFC U17 Championship finals with a 1-0 victory over U17 Yemen.
Coach Cristiano Roland's students played somewhat overwhelmingly compared to their opponents, but missed many opportunities in the first half. Meanwhile, U17 Yemen proved to be dangerous with quick counter-attacks, threatening goalkeeper Ly Xuan Hoa's goal many times.
It was not until the 77th minute that U17 Vietnam scored a goal from Dau Quang Hung's finish. This only goal also helped the "Young Golden Star Warriors" win all 3 points on their opening day.
Meanwhile, in the later match, U17 UAE and U17 South Korea drew 1-1. U17 UAE opened the score very early and the team from the land of kimchi had to wait until the last minutes of the second half to score to keep 1 point.
With these results, U17 Vietnam temporarily leads Group C with 3 points (ratio +1). Meanwhile, U17 Korea and U17 UAE share 2nd and 3rd positions in the rankings with 1 point each. Last in the group is U17 Yemen when they lost in the first match.
