China U23 Beat Vietnam 3-0 to Reach AFC U23 Asian Cup Final

On January 21, the 2026 AFC U23 Asian Cup semi-final was held in Saudi Arabia, where China U23 faced Vietnam U23. The first half ended goalless, with China’s goalkeeper Li Hao making several key saves. In the second half, Peng Xiao scored with a header in the 47th minute, and Xiang Yuwang extended the lead to 2-0 just five minutes later. Vietnam had a player sent off with a red card later. Though China had another goal ruled out for offside, Wang Yudong sealed the 3-0 victory with a late goal in stoppage time. This is China U23’s first time reaching the tournament’s final, where they will play Japan U23, who beat South Korea U23 1-0 in the other semi-final. China U23 kept an unbeaten record in the group stage and defeated Uzbekistan via a penalty shootout in the quarter-finals, while Vietnam U23 won all their group games before beating the UAE 3-2.

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核心詞匯

1. key saves 關鍵撲救

2. extend the lead 擴大領先優(yōu)勢

3. send off 紅牌罰下

4. rule out 判……無效

5. offside n. 越位

6. stoppage time 補時階段

7. penalty shootout 點球大戰(zhàn)

8. unbeaten record 不敗紀錄

9. semi-final n. 半決賽

10. quarter-finals n. 1/4決賽

長難句解析

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On January 21, the 2026 AFC U23 Asian Cup semi-final was held in Saudi Arabia, where China U23 faced Vietnam U23.

- 句式拆解：主句為the 2026 AFC U23 Asian Cup semi-final was held in Saudi Arabia；where引導非限制性定語從句，修飾先行詞Saudi Arabia，表比賽舉辦地。

- 核心詞匯：AFC U23 Asian Cup 亞足聯(lián)U23亞洲杯；semi-final 半決賽

- 整句翻譯：1月21日，2026年U23亞洲杯半決賽在沙特阿拉伯打響，中國U23男足在該場比賽中迎戰(zhàn)越南U23男足。

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Though China had another goal ruled out for offside, Wang Yudong sealed the 3-0 victory with a late goal in stoppage time.

- 句式拆解：Though引導讓步狀語從句，表“盡管”；從句中ruled out為過去分詞短語作賓語補足語，表“被判定無效”；主句為主謂賓結構，with a late goal in stoppage time為方式狀語。

- 核心詞匯：rule out 判……無效；offside n. 越位；stoppage time 補時階段

- 整句翻譯：盡管中國隊另有一粒進球因越位被判無效，但王鈺棟在補時階段打入絕殺球，鎖定3-0的勝局。

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This is China U23’s first time reaching the tournament’s final, where they will play Japan U23, who beat South Korea U23 1-0 in the other semi-final.

- 句式拆解：主句為This is China U23’s first time reaching the tournament’s final；where引導定語從句修飾final，表決賽的對陣雙方；who引導非限制性定語從句，修飾Japan U23，補充日本隊的晉級方式。

- 核心詞匯：tournament n. 錦標賽，賽事；the other （兩者中的）另一個

- 整句翻譯：這是中國U23男足首次闖入該賽事決賽，他們將在決賽中對陣日本U23男足，日本隊在另一場半決賽中1-0擊敗韓國U23男足晉級。

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閱讀理解專項練習

1. When did Peng Xiao score the first goal for China U23?

A. In the 40th minute B. In the 47th minute

C. In the 52nd minute D. In stoppage time

2. What can we infer about China U23’s performance in the 2026 AFC U23 Asian Cup before the semi-final?

A. They lost one game in the group stage.

B. They won all their matches easily.

C. They defeated Uzbekistan in normal time.

D. They had a good start with an unbeaten group stage.

3. What does the underlined word "sealed" mean in the passage?

A. opened B. confirmed C. gave up D. challenged

4. Which team did Japan U23 beat to enter the final?

A. Vietnam U23 B. China U23 C. South Korea U23 D. UAE

5. Why was one of China U23’s goals ruled out?

A. A Chinese player was offside and disturbed the goalkeeper.

B. A Vietnamese player was sent off with a red card.

C. The ball hit a Vietnamese player’s hand first.

D. The Chinese player committed a foul before scoring.

答案與詳細解析

1. 答案：B

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文中“Peng Xiao scored with a header in the 47th minute”可知，彭嘯在比賽第47分鐘頭球攻入中國隊首球，對應選項為B。

2. 答案：D

推理判斷題。由原文“China U23 kept an unbeaten record in the group stage and defeated Uzbekistan via a penalty shootout in the quarter-finals”可推知，中國U23在小組賽保持不敗，1/4決賽點球擊敗烏茲別克斯坦，賽前表現(xiàn)亮眼，D項表述正確；A項“小組賽輸1場”、B項“輕松贏下所有比賽”、C項“常規(guī)時間擊敗烏茲別克斯坦”均與原文不符。

3. 答案：B

猜測詞義題。結合語境，王鈺棟在補時階段打入進球，讓中國隊3-0的比分徹底確定，鎖定勝局?！皊ealed”在此處意為“確定、鎖定”，與B項“confirmed（確認）”詞義相近；A項“打開”、C項“放棄”、D項“挑戰(zhàn)”均不符合文意。

4. 答案：C

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文“Japan U23, who beat South Korea U23 1-0 in the other semi-final”可知，日本U23在另一場半決賽中1-0擊敗韓國U23晉級決賽，對應選項為C。

5. 答案：A

推理判斷題。由原文“the referee ruled the goal out as Li Zhenquan was in an offside position and disturbed the goalkeeper”可推知，中國隊該粒進球被吹無效的原因是球員李鎮(zhèn)全處于越位位置且干擾了對方門將，A項表述正確；B、C、D項均非進球無效的原因。

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