U23 Vietnam won 3-2 against U23 UAE in the quarter-finals. Nguyen Le Phat, Nguyen Dinh Bac and Pham Minh Phuc were the scorers for the home team.
Winning a ticket to the semi-finals, U23 Vietnam will face the winning team in the match between U23 Uzbekistan and U23 China in the 3rd quarter-finals, taking place at 6:30 PM on January 17.
After determining the opponent, according to the schedule, the semi-final match of U23 Vietnam will take place at 10:30 PM on January 20. This is a fairly familiar time frame for coach Kim Sang-sik and his team in recent matches.
Previously, in the first quarter-final match, U23 Japan struggled to defeat U23 Jordan after a penalty shootout with a score of 4-2. "Green Samurai" were led by the opponent in the first half and it was not until the second half that they could equalize to drag the match into 2 extra halves and a penalty shootout.
U23 Japan's opponent in the semi-finals is the winning team in the match between U23 Australia and U23 Korea. This semi-final will take place at 6:30 PM on January 20.
AFC U23 Championship 2026 semi-final schedule:
6:30 PM on January 20th: U23 Japan - U23 Australia/U23 Korea
10:30 PM on January 20th: U23 Vietnam - U23 Uzbekistan/U23 China
