On the evening of July 22, the group stage of the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship ended with the final two matches in Group B and Group C. The situation of the two groups was similar and quite predictable. In fact, there were no surprises.
In Group B, U23 Vietnam defeated U23 Cambodia 2-1 to advance to the top of the group. Meanwhile, U23 Cambodia followed U23 Laos to leave the tournament with only 1 point in hand. In Group A, U23 Myanmar excellently held U23 Thailand to a 0-0 draw, but this result was not enough for them to get through the narrow door to the semi-finals with the "war elephants".
U23 Myanmar was held to a draw by U23 Timor Leste in the opening match and only finished second in Group C with 2 points. Comparing the achievements of the second-placed teams, they are 1 point behind U23 Philippines even though this team's victory over U23 Brunei was not counted.
With the second team in Group A winning the "survival ticket" to the semi-finals, U23 Vietnam benefited. According to the initial bracket, the second team in Group A, if they advance, will meet the first team in Group B. This means that U23 Philippines will be the opponent of U23 Vietnam in the semi-finals. In the remaining match, the first team in Group A (U23 Indonesia) will face the first team in Group C (U23 Thailand).
U23 Philippines has many naturalized players, but is still considered inferior to U23 Indonesia and U23 Thailand. They suffered a comprehensive defeat against U23 Indonesia in the group stage despite only conceding 1 goal. This promises to be a suitable opponent for U23 Vietnam.
According to the schedule, the semi-finals of the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship will take place on July 25. Currently, the specific match times of the two matches have not been determined.
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Source: https://tienphong.vn/ban-ket-u23-dong-nam-a-2025-u23-viet-nam-tranh-ca-indonesia-va-thai-lan-post1762715.tpo
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