LUCK Thailand U-16 National Team and Australia U-16 National Team on the edge, the momentum of the Indonesian U-16 national team triumphed in AFF U-16 Cup 2022! Just to note, Thailand and Australia are the most successful teams in the U-16 AFF Cup.
Together with Vietnam, Thailand is the team with the most U-16 AFF Cup trophies, namely three titles. While Australia, although they have only appeared in the AFF U-16 Cup five times, they have won twice, in 2008 and 2016.
The facts above make Thailand and Australia the champions of the 2022 AFF U-16 Cup which will be held in Indonesia from 31 July to 12 August 2022. However, the fact is that these two teams failed to appear special.
After going through two matches, Thailand is now in second place in Group B with four points. The collection of points is exactly the same as Timor Leste at the top of the standings, and is two points ahead of Laos in second place.
To qualify for the semifinals, Thailand must beat Timor Leste when they meet in the final match of Group B, Sunday 7 August 2022. However, the fact is that it will not be that easy. Because, Timor Leste was able to play 1-1 with Laos, the team that also held Thailand 1-1. In addition, Timor Leste won 10-0 over Brunei, while ThailandcCuma won 5-0 against the same opponent.
You could say, only a victory over Timor Leste that can qualify Thailand to the semifinals of the 2022 AFF U-16 Cup. Just to note, only the group winners (A, B and C) and the best runner-up are allowed to advance to the last four of the AFF U-16 Cup. 16 2022.
What about Australia? The Kangaroo Country Team started the inaugural match of Group C by falling 2-3 to Myanmar. Even if they win over Cambodia and Malaysia in the next two matches, there is no guarantee that Australia will qualify for the semifinals AFF U-16 Cup 2022.
(Australia lost 2-3 to Myanmar in the inaugural Group C match of the 2022 AFF U-16 Cup)
Therefore, there is the potential for Thailand and Australia to stop in the group phase. Therefore, this is the momentum for the Indonesian U-16 National Team to triumph by winning the 2022 AFF U-16 Cup title.
The Indonesian U-16 national team got extraordinary results in the first two matches of Group A of the 2022 AFF U016 Cup. After a 2-0 win over the Philippines in the inaugural match, the Garuda Asia squad – the nickname of the U-16 Indonesian National Team – crushed Singapore 9-0!
As a result, Indonesian National Team U-16 currently top the standings of Group A with six points. The collection of six points for the Indonesian U-16 National Team is actually exactly the same as Vietnam in second place.
However, the Indonesian U-16 national team has a superior goal difference over Vietnam, which is +11 to +9. To qualify for the semifinals of the 2022 AFF U-16 Cup as Group A winners, the U-16 Indonesian National Team only needed a draw when they met Vietnam on the final matchday of Group A, Saturday 6 August 2022.
So, what if you lose to Vietnam? If they lose by a narrow score, the U-16 Indonesian National Team is predicted to still qualify through the best runner-up route. Because, a collection of six points and a large goal difference has guaranteed the Garuda Asia squad to qualify for the top four.
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