Chinese newspaper declares war on U22 Vietnam: Will win if they keep playing like this

At the CFA Team China 2025 friendly tournament, U22 China faced U22 Vietnam in the final match. At this time, U22 China leads the four-team group, after defeating U22 Korea. U22 Vietnam and U22 Uzbekistan both have 2 points. U22 Korea is at the bottom with 1 point.

"U22 China will face U22 Vietnam in the final and decisive match. In recent years, Vietnamese football has made great strides and is increasingly emerging in Asian tournaments. It is not easy to defeat U22 Vietnam at this time. However, if U22 China continues to play with their current form and maximize their potential, they will have a chance to win," Sohu wrote.

Chinese media was elated after the home team beat U22 Korea 1-0. With the current situation, U22 China was ordered to beat U22 Vietnam to ensure top spot in the friendly tournament at home.

"The victory over Korea was an encouragement for the players and brought excitement to the fans. Against a strong U22 Korea, U22 China showed perseverance, solidarity and won by a minimal margin. U22 China defended as solid as a rock to preserve the 1-0 victory," Sohu added.

"U22 China ranked first, about to face U22 Vietnam in the decisive match", QQ headlined the article updating the CFA team China 2025 friendly tournament.

Contrary to the excitement of the Chinese media, Chinese fans asked the players to keep their feet on the ground. One fan commented: "Don't forget we just won against a Korean U22 team that did not bring their best team to the tournament."

U22 Vietnam excellently drew with U22 Uzbekistan in the most recent match. Photo: AFF .

At CFA Team China 2025, U22 Korea was not as strong as expected. The Korean team was held to a draw by U22 Vietnam and lost to U22 China. U22 Uzbekistan also brought in a force mainly from the U21 age group. The Central Asian team was held to a stalemate by U22 China and U22 Vietnam.

The chance to top the friendly tournament is still bright for U22 Vietnam and U22 Uzbekistan. If U22 Vietnam wins U22 China, coach Dinh Hong Vinh and his team will have 5 points and surpass their opponents. At that time, U22 Vietnam will wait for the result of the remaining match to determine the final position.

If U22 Vietnam draws with U22 China, the home team will have 5 points and still wait for the result of the remaining pair to win the final position.

The big match between U22 Vietnam and U22 China takes place at 18:35 on March 25.

Huong Ly