SEA Games 33 draw: U22 Vietnam in the same group with Malaysia

(Dan Tri) - U22 Vietnam will be in the same group with Malaysia and Laos in men's football at SEA Games 33.

According to the results of the draw for men's football at the 33rd SEA Games, U22 Vietnam will be in the same group with U22 Malaysia and U22 Laos. The match between U22 Vietnam and Malaysia is receiving a lot of attention at this time.

Recently, Malaysian football was shaken when FIFA accused it of illegally naturalizing 7 players in the match against the Vietnamese team in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers.

U22 Vietnam reunites with Malaysia (Photo: Tien Tuan).

In particular, the Malaysian side suspected that the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) had reported to FIFA. Of course, this information was not true as FIFA investigated independently and was not related to any federation.

The meeting of the two young teams of Vietnam and Malaysia at this time is considered a fateful confrontation. Basically, U22 Vietnam has a pretty high chance of advancing when U22 Malaysia and U22 Laos are not really strong.

Meanwhile, host Thailand is in a fairly easy group A with Cambodia and Timor Leste. In group C, Indonesia will face Myanmar, the Philippines and Singapore.

In men's football at the 33rd SEA Games, the top three teams and the second-placed team with the best results will advance to the semi-finals.

The men's football tournament is scheduled to take place from December 3 to December 18. The group stage will be held in three locations: Bangkok, Songkhla and Chiang Mai. From the semi-finals onwards, matches will be held at Rajamangala Stadium (Bangkok, Thailand). The men's football tournament requires teams to use an U22 squad (players born from January 1, 2003 onwards) and there will be no place for overage players.

Meanwhile, the Vietnamese women's team is in a very difficult group with two strong opponents, Myanmar and the Philippines. Also in this group is Malaysia. Host Thailand is in group A with weak opponents such as Cambodia, Singapore, and Indonesia.

The SEA Games 33 football draw took place at Divalux Resort & Spa Bangkok Suvarnabhumi at 10:45 am today (October 19). This is a highly anticipated event for Southeast Asian football at the end of this year.

According to the seed grouping results, U22 Vietnam will be in seed group number 1 with U22 Thailand and U22 Indonesia (reigning champions).

U22 Vietnam is determined to win the 33rd SEA Games Gold Medal (Photo: Minh Quan).

Meanwhile, the second seed group includes U22 Myanmar, U22 Malaysia and U22 Cambodia. The third seed group includes U22 Timor Leste, U22 Philippines, U22 Laos. Group 4 has only one team left, U22 Singapore.

The teams will be drawn into three groups to compete in a round-robin format. The three group winners and the best runners-up will advance to the semi-finals.

This seeding result could cause U22 Vietnam to face U22 Malaysia right from the group stage. Recently, Malaysia has been the focus of attention in Southeast Asian football when FIFA accused them of using 7 naturalized players to cheat in the match against the Vietnamese team in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers.

Seed groups of men's football SEA Games 33 (Photo: Asean Football).

Although Malaysia won 4-0 against Vietnam, they are in danger of losing this match. Therefore, the reunion of the young Vietnamese and Malaysian teams can create many emotions.

The matches are scheduled to take place from December 3 to December 18. The group stage will be held in three locations: Bangkok, Songkhla and Chiang Mai. From the semi-finals onwards, matches will be held at Rajamangala Stadium (Bangkok, Thailand). Men's football requires teams to use an U22 squad (players born from January 1, 2003 onwards) and there are no slots for overage players.

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