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

 

 

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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. 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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核心词汇

1. key saves 关键扑救

2. extend the lead 扩大领先优势

3. send off 红牌罚下

4. rule out 判……无效

5. offside n. 越位

6. stoppage time 补时阶段

7. penalty shootout 点球大战

8. unbeaten record 不败纪录

9. semi-final n. 半决赛

10. quarter-finals n. 1/4决赛

长难句解析

长难句1

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：主句为the 2026 AFC U23 Asian Cup semi-final was held in Saudi Arabia；where引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词Saudi Arabia，表比赛举办地。

- 核心词汇：AFC U23 Asian Cup 亚足联U23亚洲杯；semi-final 半决赛

- 整句翻译：1月21日，2026年U23亚洲杯半决赛在沙特阿拉伯打响，中国U23男足在该场比赛中迎战越南U23男足。

长难句2

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引导让步状语从句，表“尽管”；从句中ruled out为过去分词短语作宾语补足语，表“被判定无效”；主句为主谓宾结构，with a late goal in stoppage time为方式状语。

- 核心词汇：rule out 判……无效；offside n. 越位；stoppage time 补时阶段

- 整句翻译：尽管中国队另有一粒进球因越位被判无效，但王钰栋在补时阶段打入绝杀球，锁定3-0的胜局。

长难句3

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：主句为This is China U23’s first time reaching the tournament’s final；where引导定语从句修饰final，表决赛的对阵双方；who引导非限制性定语从句，修饰Japan U23，补充日本队的晋级方式。

- 核心词汇：tournament n. 锦标赛，赛事；the other （两者中的）另一个

- 整句翻译：这是中国U23男足首次闯入该赛事决赛，他们将在决赛中对阵日本U23男足，日本队在另一场半决赛中1-0击败韩国U23男足晋级。

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阅读理解专项练习

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.

 

 

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答案与详细解析

1. 答案：B

细节理解题。根据原文中“Peng Xiao scored with a header in the 47th minute”可知，彭啸在比赛第47分钟头球攻入中国队首球，对应选项为B。

2. 答案：D

推理判断题。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，中国U23在小组赛保持不败，1/4决赛点球击败乌兹别克斯坦，赛前表现亮眼，D项表述正确；A项“小组赛输1场”、B项“轻松赢下所有比赛”、C项“常规时间击败乌兹别克斯坦”均与原文不符。

3. 答案：B

猜测词义题。结合语境，王钰栋在补时阶段打入进球，让中国队3-0的比分彻底确定，锁定胜局。“sealed”在此处意为“确定、锁定”，与B项“confirmed（确认）”词义相近；A项“打开”、C项“放弃”、D项“挑战”均不符合文意。

4. 答案：C

细节理解题。根据原文“Japan U23, who beat South Korea U23 1-0 in the other semi-final”可知，日本U23在另一场半决赛中1-0击败韩国U23晋级决赛，对应选项为C。

5. 答案：A

推理判断题。由原文“the referee ruled the goal out as Li Zhenquan was in an offside position and disturbed the goalkeeper”可推知，中国队该粒进球被吹无效的原因是球员李镇全处于越位位置且干扰了对方门将，A项表述正确；B、C、D项均非进球无效的原因。

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全文翻译

中国U23男足3-0击败越南，晋级U23亚洲杯决赛

1月21日，2026年U23亚洲杯半决赛在沙特阿拉伯打响，中国U23男足迎战越南U23男足。上半场比赛双方互交白卷，中国门将李昊完成数次关键扑救。下半场，彭啸在第47分钟头球破门，仅仅五分钟后，向余望便将比分扩大至2-0。越南队随后有一名球员被红牌罚下。尽管中国队另有一粒进球因越位被判无效，但王钰栋在补时阶段打入绝杀球，锁定3-0的胜局。这是中国U23男足首次闯入该赛事决赛，他们将对阵日本U23男足——日本队在另一场半决赛中1-0击败韩国U23男足晋级。中国U23男足在小组赛保持不败战绩，并在1/4决赛中通过点球大战击败乌兹别克斯坦；而越南U23男足则拿下小组赛三连胜，之后又以3-2战胜阿联酋队。

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