After two matches, Vietnam U17 women's team is temporarily ranked third in Group A with 1 point, 3 points behind Thailand U17 women's team and 5 points behind China U17 women's team. In the final match, Vietnam U17 women's team will face Myanmar U17 women's team, while China U17 women's team will face Thailand U17 women's team.
To win the right to advance with second place in the group, Vietnam U17 women's team needs to beat Myanmar U17 women's team heavily, and at the same time wait for Thailand U17 women's team to lose heavily to China U17 women's team to improve goal difference. Currently, Thailand U17 women's team has a goal difference of +1, while Vietnam U17 women's team is -3.
However, this possibility is not easy to happen when China U17 women's team has already qualified for the quarter-finals and only needs a draw against Thailand U17 women's team to maintain the top spot in the group. This may affect the home team's approach to the match.
In case they cannot win second place in the group, Vietnam U17 women's team still has a chance to advance with a spot for the third-placed team with good results. If they defeat Myanmar U17 women's team, Vietnam U17 women's team will have 4 points - a point level that has an advantage in the context that other groups have clear differentiation, making it difficult for third-placed teams to accumulate many points.
The 2026 AFC U17 Women's Championship takes place from May 1 to 17 in China with 12 participating teams, divided into 3 groups. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams in each group and the two third-placed teams with the best results will win tickets to the quarterfinals. The four strongest teams in the tournament will win the right to participate in the 2026 Women's U17 World Cup.
In the previous match, due to the level difference, Vietnam U17 women's team mainly played defensively against China U17 women's team and did not create significant opportunities, thereby accepting defeat with a score of 0-3.
