On the evening of November 26, U17 Vietnam faced U17 Hong Kong (China) in the 3rd match of the 2026 U17 Asian qualifiers. This is considered the first real challenge for Dai Nhan and his teammates.
Although the opponent had a rather uncomfortable playing style, U17 Vietnam could still create an encroachment to win 2-0 with goals from Minh Thuy and Manh Cuong.
In the match taking place at the same time, U17 Malaysia also showed their superior strength against U17 Macao (China). They dominated from the start and scored 5 goals in a row, thereby closing the match with a 5-0 victory.
This result helped U17 Malaysia increase the total score to 9, equal to U17 Vietnam after 3 matches.
However, on the Group C rankings, U17 Vietnam still maintained the top spot thanks to a better goal difference (+22 compared to +19), pushing U17 Malaysia down to 2nd place.
Meanwhile, ranked 3rd is U17 Singapore with 4 points (1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss) and 4th is U17 Hong Kong (China) with 3 points (1 win, 2 losses). The two bottom positions are U17 Macau (China) with 1 point and U17 Northern European Islands with no points yet.
