Top 8 Highlights: World Media and Friends' Evaluation on Vietnam U-23

1. Vietnamese goalkeeper, accept our heartfelt respect 😂😂😂

2. Let me say one thing to Vietnam: Impressive!!!

3. The referee in this match might have been slightly biased towards Qatar, but it wasn't too obvious. What matters most is Vietnam's technique, physicality, and composure, serving as an exemplary model for us to learn from. Hopefully, our players can one day emulate this!

4. Well done! Watched the entire match, overall, the technique, physicality, and fighting spirit are all very well-trained. Although not having the physical advantage, the willpower and character are exceptionally good, showing great resilience 👍

5. Qatar deserved to lose, get out!

6. Money isn't everything.

7. Seeing Qatar getting eliminated initially brought joy, but seeing Vietnam advance to the AFC U23 Championship final unexpectedly, while our Chinese U23 team had to rely on the new policies of the football association, only to be eliminated in the group stage! When will we genuinely be able to celebrate the victories of our national football? When our team gets eliminated, everyone points fingers at the referee, but the truth is, our own strength hasn't been stable, just changing the target of our anger! Hopefully, everything will be fine in the future!

8. If it continues like this for a few more years... Vietnam will surpass China...

9. The referee lost his job, couldn't get Qatar into the final.

10. Did that sting the Western Asian teams?

11. Admiring Vietnam.

12. Congratulations Vietnam, deserving of this victory.

13. Slap in the face of some national team.

14. Aren't people from Guangdong Province in China quite close to Vietnam? Maybe they should send some over to learn from Vietnam's youth development work.

15. Learning from Japanese football, learning from South Korean football, now having to learn from Southeast Asian football, don't know what else to say, it's truly heartbreaking.

16. The neighboring countries in Asia are all progressing, thinking about it makes me nervous.

17. Should I be happy that Qatar got eliminated, or sad that our national football is stagnant? Vietnam has played so well already.

18. Opponents below our football level are probably teams like Cambodia, Maldives, Sri Lanka...

19. It's not that China is getting weaker, it's that Vietnam is getting stronger.

20. Both being pressured, but one emerged victorious...

The monumental achievement by Coach Park Hang Seo and Vietnam U23 only lasted a few hours before U23 South Korea entered the semi-final match against U23 Uzbekistan. Even the media in this country showed extreme confidence in the ability of their darling team to meet Vietnam U23 again in the final. However, the heavy 1-4 defeat of Kim Bong Gil's squad shattered this plan. Immediately, Coach Park Hang Seo became the most mentioned name. Most of the top newspapers in the 'land of kimchi' reserved the highest praise for the 60-year-old strategist: 'Vietnam reaches the final thanks to the magic of Park Hang Seo', reported Korea Times. 'Park Hang Seo - the one who writes history for Vietnamese football', Chosun newspaper stated. In the past, Coach Park Hang Seo failed when leading U23 South Korea (only achieving a silver medal at ASIAD 2002). However, what this coach has achieved with Vietnamese football has completely changed the homeland media's view of him. Yonhap News dedicated an article to comparing U23 Vietnam with U23 South Korea, Coach Park Hang Seo, and his counterpart Kim Bong Gil on the South Korean side: 'U23 Vietnam once lost to U23 South Korea, but they achieved what we couldn't, Coach Park Hang Seo once again performed magic, while Kim Bong Gil did not. Yet we believed in the possibility of facing U23 Vietnam again in the final'.

Right on the AFC homepage - the organizing body, even they cannot fathom the magnificent story of the 'Golden Stars'. The tournament's homepage headlines: 'Vietnam reaches final after a thrilling match', with an emotional celebration image of Quang Hai - the hero of the match with a superb brace. They liken Vietnam's journey so far to the longest fairy tale in Asia. And believe me, Vietnam can do even more!On AFC's official Twitter homepage, images of Quang Hai and teammates creating history also feature. Images of the courageous battle of Coach Park Hang Seo's team, accompanied by congratulatory messages to the 'Golden Stars'.

Vietnam U23's historic achievement is something that makes U23 Thailand envious, while the Thai media admires. Thailand's Siam Sport newspaper features the 'soaring' image of Quang Hai with the headline: 'Nguyen can do it! Vietnam U23 surpasses Qatar to reach the final'. In this article, Siam Sport highly praises the outstanding performance of 'superstar' Quang Hai, making Vietnam U23 the first ASEAN team to reach the AFC U23 Championship final.Also on Siam Sport, this newspaper also shows images of Vietnamese fans celebrating, across the country. This newspaper presents images of joy, of ultimate happiness of the fans. Perhaps looking at these images, Thais also have to wish for the same.

Fox Sports Asia version also showers praises on the impeccable performance of Vietnam U23. This newspaper also puts Vietnam U23's thrilling victory on the front page, calling it a 'dream come true' for millions of Vietnamese fans.

The Vietnamese version of Goal website spares no words in praising the performance of the Vietnam national team and the excellence of goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung. They liken our goalkeeper to a diligent, calm, and courageous goalkeeper.

Alarab newspaper grabs a big headline on the front page: 'Qatar Olympic Team Defeated by Vietnam on Penalty Shootout'. Alarab's correspondent Changju-Qena praises Vietnam U23 as a 'brave, ambitious team deserving of reaching the final.'Vietnam U23's performance also earns respect from the Qataris themselves. U23 Qatar took the lead in the 87th minute and seemed poised to win. However, the resilience and determination of Coach Park Hang Seo's team, of Quang Hai and his teammates, are the most important weapons of the 'Golden Stars'.