Vietnam 1-0 South Korea LIVE Score, AFC U23 Asian Cup: Quoc Viet Puts Golden State Warriors Ahead In Third-Place Clash

More than four minutes of extra time passes, and the referee blows his whistle to end the first half. It was a fascinating 45 minutes of football, with a wonderful goal putting Vietnam ahead against the favourites, South Korea.

Out of nowhere, the referee has awarded South Korea a penalty!! It was a foul by Nguyen Dinh Bac, who appeared to catch Hyun-Tae square on the face just inside the box.

However, VAR asks the referee to take another look at the incident on the pitch-side monitor. Replays show that the Vietnamese skipper did try to bring his foot back, and the referee overturns his decision. No Penalty!

Vietnam take the lead against the run of play at the half-hour mark!! A brilliant counter-attacking move from the Golden State Warriors, with Nguyen Duc Anh winning the ball and playing a long-pass to find Nguyen Dinh Bac. The skipper squared it back for Nguyen Quoc Viet, who thumped it to find the roof of the net.

What a save from Van Binh to deny Min-Jun a sure goal!! Brilliant play from the Koreans down the left flank, with the ball being worked patiently into the box. After a crisp one-two with Jae-Sang, the right-back has a turning shot that is kept out brilliantly by the Vietnamese goalkeeper.

It has been an entertaining match so far. Do-Hyun makes a good run down the left and cuts the ball across the face of goal. It almost finds the toe of Jae-Sang, but Van Bingh came rushing, colliding with his own defender but holding on to the ball. Brave goalkeeping.

With little at stake, South Korea began the match well, domianting most of the ball and trying to make some darting runs into the box. Vietnam, egged on by a vocal group of supporters, withstood the pressure and are enjoying a nice spell themselves. However, we are yet to see any shots.

Referee Abdullah Jamali blows his whistle, and the match is underway in Jeddah. Korea, in all black, are on the attack right away against Vietnam in the red. A bright start to the third-placed match.

Starting XI: Jae-yun Hwang; Min-Jun Kang, Hyun-Tae Jo, Min-Ha Shin, Seok-Hwan Jang; Ji-Hoon Jeong, Dong-Jin Kim (c), Hyun-Seo Bae; Seung-Bae Jung, Jae-sang Jeong, Do-Hyun Kim.

Bench: Sung-min Hong (gk), Hyeon-Ho Moon (gk), Ga-On Baek, Seong-Jin Kang, Han-Seo Kim, Tae-won Kim, Yong-Hak Kim, Chan-Wook Lee, Geon-hee Lee, Hyun-Yong Lee, Jun-seo Park.

Starting XI: Van Binh Cao; Van Ha Le, Nhat Minh Nguyen; Anh Quan Vo, Quoc Cuong Nyugen Thai, Thai Son Nyugen, Phi Hoang Nguyen; Van Thuan Le, Quoc Viet Nguyen, Dinh Bac Nguyen (c).

Bench: Dinh Hai Pham (gk), Trung Kien Tran (gk), Van Khang Khuat, Le Viktor, Cong Phuong Nguyen, Le Phat Nguyen, Ngoc My Nguyen, Thanh Nhan Nguyen, Xuan Bac Nguyen, Minh Phuc Pham.

Vietnam and South Korea have met each other five times in the U23 level. South Korea are unbeaten, winning four times and drawing once. The last time they met was in a friendly in 2022 which ended 1-1.

• Fixture: Vietnam U23 vs South Korea U23

• Series: AFC U23 Asian Cup 2026

• Venue: King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Jeddah

• Date: Friday, January 23, 2026

• Time: 8:30 PM IST

• Live Streaming: FanCode

Good evening, football fans! This is the start of our live blog covering the U23 football match between Vietnam and South Korea in Jeddah. Stay tuned for pre-match updates and line-ups as they are released.