On the afternoon of July 21, the final matches in Group B and Group C of the National U17 Football Championship Finals - Red Dragon Cup 2026 took place excitingly, determining the final tickets to the quarter-finals.
In Group B, all 4 teams have 3 points before the decisive round, making the competition for a ticket to the next round dramatic.
In the match between U17 Ho Chi Minh City Football Club and U17 Dong Nai, the representative from Ho Chi Minh City was the team that created a proactive game but unexpectedly let the opponent open the score in the 31st minute after Khanh Hoa's goal.
Conceding a goal, U17 Ho Chi Minh City Football Club pushed up the squad and equalized 1-1 in the 44th minute thanks to Quang Khoi. In the second half, this player continued to score, sealing a 2-1 victory for the home team.
With this result, U17 Ho Chi Minh City Football Club rose to the top of Group B with 6 points, winning the right to enter the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, U17 Dong Nai officially stopped.
In the remaining match, U17 Song Lam Nghe An and U17 PVF-CAND drew 0-0. This result helped U17 Song Lam Nghe An rank second in Group B, and U17 PVF-CAND became one of the two third-placed teams with the best results to win a ticket to continue.
In Group C, U17 Hanoi continued to show impressive form when defeating U17 Dong Thap with a score of 3-1. Phi Hung opened the score in the 29th minute before Manh Quan completed a double with goals in the 33rd and 74th minutes. Quoc Trung scored to narrow the gap for U17 Dong Thap in the 82nd minute.
Despite having to play with one less player from the 87th minute after Lam Tan's red card, U17 Hanoi still maintained the victory to close the group stage with a perfect record, thereby winning the top spot in Group C.
Meanwhile, U17 Hue completed the goal of winning a ticket to the quarter-finals after a 2-0 victory over U17 Lam Dong. Duc Tri and Anh Ky scored in the 52nd and 70th minutes respectively, helping the Co Do team finish in second place in Group C.
Closing the group stage, 8 teams participating in the quarter-finals of the National U17 Football Championship - Red Dragon Cup 2026 include U17 The Cong Viettel I, U17 PVF (Group A), U17 Ho Chi Minh City Football Club, U17 Song Lam Nghe An (Group B), U17 Hanoi, U17 Hue (Group C), along with U17 Da Nang and U17 PVF-CAND are the two teams ranked third with the best results.
