Hanoi, Jan. 21 -- U23 Vietnam will face U23 Republic of Korea in the third-place playoff of the 2026 AFC U23 Asian Cup, following a 0-3 defeat to U23 China in the semifinals at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Stadium in Saudi Arabia on January 20. U23 Vietnam played solidly, and created a few notable moments from set pieces in the first half. The first half ended goalless. China U23 raised the tempo after the restart and took the lead early in the second half. In the 47th minute, Peng Xiao headed home from a corner to open the scoring. Minutes later, Xiang Yuwang capitalised on a marking error to make it 2-0. Vietnam's situation worsened in the 75th minute when Ly Duc was shown a straight red card, leaving his team a man down. D...