STANDARDS best runner-up Qualification for the 2023 Asian Cup U-20 already known. After all the teams played the match, the Vietnamese Under-20 national team was at the top of the rankings of the best runners-up, while Thailand Under 20 national team knocked out of the top five and failed to qualify for the 2023 U-20 Asian Cup.
For your information, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is looking for the 10 group winners and the best five runners-up of this qualification, to take part in the 2023 Asian Cup U-20. On 10-18 September 2022, Groups A , B, C, D, E, F, G, I and J The qualifiers for the 2023 Under-20 Asian Cup have already been played.
(The Indonesian U-20 national team first qualified for the 2023 Asian Cup U-20)
As a result, nine group winners and four best runners-up (13 teams) were found. These are Saudi Arabia (Group A winner), Qatar (Group B), Japan (Group C), Jordan (Group D), South Korea (Group E), Indonesia (Group F), Oman (Group G), Tajikistan (Group G) .I) and Group H (Iran),
Meanwhile, the top four runners-up went to Vietnam, China, Kyrgyzstan and Syria. In addition to host Uzbekistan, the 2023 Asian U-20 Cup contestants touched 14 teams.
This means there are two slots left. The two places will be occupied by the winner of Group H and among the runners-up in Group G or H. Group H will only qualify from 14 to 18 October 2022 because there has been a change of venue, from Iraq to Kuwait.
In short, Australia emerged as winners of the 2023 Asian Cup qualifiers of Group H U-20 after winning three games with one win. Australia has the right to qualify for the 2023 U-20 Asian Cup.
Meanwhile, Iraq finished best runner-up with six points. A collection of six points belonging to Iraq led them to occupy the fourth position in the ranking of the best runners-up. Iraq has also moved Thailand, which previously occupied the fifth position in the ranking of the best runners up!
In fact, the points collection and goal difference of Iraq, Syria and Thailand who occupies the fourth, fifth and sixth position in the ranking of the best runners-up for the 2023 Asian Cup Qualifiers U-20 are identical, i.e. six points and a goal difference of +3. However, Iraq has the lowest Discipline Points, namely -5, Syria (-8) and Thailand (-10).
(Thailand’s U-20 national team failed to qualify for the 2023 Asian Cup U-20)
As a result, Thailand failed to qualify for the Asian Cup U-20 2023. Is this karma due to Thailand being suspected of playing football with elephants in the 2022 AFF U-19 Cup?
The following is the final ranking for the best runners-up in the 2023 Asian Cup U-20 qualification:
1. Vietnam (6 points, +7) goal difference
2. Kyrgyzstan (6 Points, Goal Difference +7)
3. China (6 points, +6 goals difference)
4. Iraq (6 points, +3) goal difference
5. Syria (6 points, +3) goal difference
6. Goal difference Thailand (6 points, +3).
7. Lebanon (6 points, +2 goal difference)
8. Yemen (4 points, 0) goal difference
9. Mongolia (4 points, -1) goal difference
10. Bahrain (4 points, -1)
