According to the original plan, U22 Vietnam will meet U22 Laos on December 4 and U22 Malaysia on December 11 at Tinsulanon Stadium (Songkhla). However, prolonged heavy rains caused serious damage, forcing host Thailand to move the entire Group B and 9 other competitions to Bangkok.

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U22 Vietnam meets U22 Laos and U22 Malaysia in the group stage - Photo: VFF

The match schedule has also been adjusted, with the opening match of U22 Vietnam taking place a day earlier, on December 3, while the second match remains on December 11. The semi-finals and finals will take place on December 15 and 18 respectively at Rajamangala Stadium.

Not only changing the venue, the men's football event of the 33rd SEA Games witnessed a big change when Cambodia withdrew from the tournament. This left Group A with only two teams, forcing the Organizing Committee to transfer U22 Singapore from Group C to take their place. The tournament therefore has 9 teams, divided into 3 groups: A includes Thailand, Timor-Leste, Singapore; B includes Vietnam, Malaysia, Laos; C includes Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines.

According to the new plan, U22 Vietnam will fly from Ho Chi Minh City to Bangkok on the morning of December 1 to complete the final preparations.

SEA Games 33 Men's Football Match Schedule

DAY HOUR BOARD MATCH DIRECT
3/12 16:00 B Laos vs Vietnam  
19:00 A East Timor vs Thailand
5/12 18:00 C Myanmar vs Philippines
6/12 16:00 B Malaysia vs Laos

19:00

A Singapore vs East Timor
December 8 18:00 C Philippines vs Indonesia
11/12 16:00 B Vietnam vs Malaysia  
16:00 A Thailand vs Cambodia

December 12

19:00 C Indonesia vs Myanmar
December 15 15:30 Semi-final 1
20:00 Semi-final 2
December 18 15:30 3rd Place - Bronze Medal
19:30 Final - Gold Medal

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/lich-thi-dau-bong-da-nam-sea-games-33-moi-nhat-2467577.html