In the last match of Group A of the 2026 AFC U20 Women's Championship taking place on the evening of April 7, Vietnam U20 women's team won 1-0 against Bangladesh U20 women's team, thereby closing the group stage with 3rd place with 3 points. After this match, the team's chances of advancing still depend on the results of the remaining groups in the group of teams ranked 3rd with good results.
The results in Group C on April 8th brought an advantage to the Vietnamese representative when the U20 women's team of India won 3-1 against the U20 women's team of Taiwan (China). With the same 3 points but a lower goal difference than the U20 women's team of Vietnam, the South Asian team could not overcome the Southeast Asian representative in the competition for a ticket to the next round. Thanks to that, the U20 women's team of Vietnam officially participated in the quarter-finals of the tournament.
According to the schedule, the opponent of Vietnam U20 women's team in the quarter-finals will be Japan U20 women's team - the team that tops Group C after a 5-2 victory over Australia U20 women's team. The match is scheduled to take place at 8:00 PM on April 11th at Thammasat Stadium (Thailand).
The upcoming quarter-final is considered a big challenge for U20 Vietnam women's team as Japan is one of the teams with high professional qualifications in the continent. The result of the match will determine the team's chances of going deep in this year's tournament.
