On the evening of February 15, Beijing time, Group A of the U20 Asian Cup ended the second round of competition, and finally the Chinese national youth defeated the Kyrgyzstan team 5-2, while Australia reversed the Qatar team 3-1.
After 2 rounds, Australia has 6 points from 2 consecutive wins, and the goal difference is 6. The Chinese national youth team also won 2 in a row, but because the goal difference was only 4, the two teams have joined hands to qualify for the first round in advance. Kyrgyzstan and Qatar both have 2 consecutive defeats and 0 points, and the two teams are out of the group 1 round early.
In the final round, the Chinese national youth will face off against Australia, while Kyrgyzstan will play Qatar. No matter what score Qatar and Kyrgyzstan play, it will not affect the qualification of the group, and the only suspense is who will win the group between the Chinese national youth team and the Australian team.
1. If China's national youth defeats Australia
China's national youth team will finish first with 9 points, and Australia will rank second with 6 points.
2. If China's national youth draws with Australia
Both teams have a record of 2 wins and 1 draw with 7 points, but Australia's goal difference is 2 more than China's national youth group, and Australia has beaten the top of the Chinese national youth group by virtue of its goal difference.
3. If China's national youth loses to Australia
Australia won 3 consecutive wins and accumulated 9 points to win the group, and the Chinese national youth team won 2 wins and 1 loss and accumulated 6 points and won the second place in the group.
To sum up, the national youth only by beating Australia in the final round will have a chance to win the group, and a loss or draw will finish second in the group.
According to the rules, the two qualifying teams in Group A will play against the two qualifying teams in Group B in the quarterfinals, and the qualifying teams in Group B will most likely be between Saudi Arabia, Iraq and North Korea. The difference in strength between the three teams is not too big, and the final round of the national youth can indeed be appropriately rotated to accumulate strength for the more important 1/4 finals.