In the quarter-finals, U20 Korea had a difficult match against U20 Uzbekistan. The Korean team drew 3-3 with their opponents after the official matches, before winning 3-1 in a penalty shootout to qualify for the semi-finals.
Similarly, U20 Japan also had to wait for a lucky penalty shootout to continue. After a 1-1 draw with U20 Iran in 120 minutes of dramatic play, Japan was able to overcome their opponent with a score of 4-3 on the 11m mark.
In the remaining 2 quarter-final matches, U20 Saudi Arabia defeated U20 China 1-0 and U20 Australia defeated U20 Iraq 3-2.
Thus, the 4 teams that reached the semi-finals are U20 Japan, U20 Korea, U20 Australia and U20 Saudi Arabia. These are also Asian representatives in the 2025 U20 World Cup finals in Chile.
According to the match schedule, the first semi-final match between U20 Saudi Arabia and U20 Korea will take place at 4:15 p.m. on February 26. On the same day, the second semi-final match between U20 Australia and U20 Japan will take place at 6:30 p.m.
2025 U20 Asian Semi-final Schedule:
16:35 on February 26: U20 Saudi Arabia - U20 Korea
6:30 p.m. on February 26: U20 Australia - U20 Japan
