Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Bangkok: The AFC U23 Championship semi-finalists are just one win away from sealing a berth in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, while two triumphs will mean lifting the coveted trophy on Sunday.
The four teams advanced to the semi-finals in contrasting fashion, with Korea Republic having a perfect record of four wins while Saudi Arabia dropped points against Qatar in the group stage.
Australia have two wins and two draws to their name while defending champions Uzbekistan turned on the power in the quarter-finals against United Arab Emirates but are the only semi-finalists to have already suffered defeat in the competition. Join the-AFC.com's Rhysh Roshan Rai as he analyses the semi-finalists.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Bangkok: With the semi-finalists for the AFC U23 Championship Thailand 2020 decided, the four remaining teams are one win away from sealing a place at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and two away from lifting the coveted title.
Three of the four teams will earn tickets to Tokyo 2020 with Uzbekistan the most impressive side in the quarter-finals, with the defending champions coming from behind to storm past a strong United Arab Emirates 5-1 in their last eight tie.
Lee Dong-gyeong's sublime free-kick in the fifth minute of added time gave Korea Republic a last-gasp win over a brave Jordan, while Saudi Arabia advanced thanks to Abdullah Al Hamdan's 78th minute penalty against Thailand.
Australia needed extra time to see off Syria, with substitute Al Hassan Toure scoring in the 101st minute to take the Olyroos through. the-AFC.com takes a look at what awaits in Wednesday's semi-finals.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Bangkok: Cho Gue-sung wants to kick off his birthday celebrations by helping Korea Republic seal their place in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Bronze medallists in London 2012, Korea Republic have featured in every Olympics since Seoul hosted the 1988 Games and Cho, who turns 22 on Saturday, wants to celebrate his birthday by helping the East Asian side confirm qualification by winning Wednesday’s AFC U23 Championship Thailand 2020 semi-final against Australia.
The top three teams in Thailand 2020 will join Japan as Asia’s representatives in the Tokyo Games and Cho is determined to help see Korea Republic past Australia - which will seal qualification - before aiming for the title in Sunday’s final.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Bangkok: Skipper Islomjon Kobilov wants Uzbekistan to go all the way after the defending champions stormed into the semi-finals of the AFC U23 Championship Thailand 2020 on Sunday.
The Central Asians produced their best performance of the tournament to defeat United Arab Emirates 5-1 and Kobilov wants them to carry that form into Wednesday’s semi-final against Saudi Arabia.
What made the win over UAE even more commendable was that Uzbekistan recovered from conceding an early goal to ultimately cruise to victory, with five different players etching their names on the scoresheet.