SEA Games Organizing Committee's decision after U22 Cambodia withdrew

(Dan Tri) - This afternoon (November 27), the Organizing Committee of the 33rd SEA Games made a decision on men's football after U22 Cambodia withdrew. Accordingly, U22 Singapore was moved from Group C to Group A.

Initially, Group A had the U22 teams of Thailand, Timor Leste and Cambodia. However, after the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia decided to withdraw from football, this group only had two teams: U22 Thailand and U22 Timor Leste.

U22 Cambodia (blue shirt) withdraws from football (Photo: VFF).

Meanwhile, Group C has 4 teams, including U22 Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines and Singapore. This afternoon, the SEA Games Organizing Committee made the final decision on men's football after U22 Cambodia withdrew.

Accordingly, the Singapore U22 team was transferred from Group C to Group A. This means that Group A will have 3 U22 teams: Thailand, Singapore and Timor Leste. Group C after the adjustment, also has 3 teams, including U22 Indonesia, Myanmar and Philippines.

Group B will retain the same 3 teams as before: U22 Vietnam, Laos and U22 Malaysia. However, this group will move the competition venue from Songkhla to Bangkok.

U22 Vietnam will compete at Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok (Photo: VFF).

The matches of Group B of U22 Vietnam will take place at Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, sharing the same stadium with the teams of Group A.

Regarding the women's football content, the SEA Games 33 Organizing Committee has not mentioned any changes. That means the competition tables for this content will not change.

Group A, which used to have 4 teams including the Thai, Singaporean, Indonesian and Cambodian women's teams, now has only 3 teams after the Thai women's football team withdrew from the tournament.

Group B will retain the same 4 teams including the women's football teams of Vietnam, Myanmar, Philippines and Malaysia. The women's football event will take place in Chonburi.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/phan-quyet-cua-ban-to-chuc-sea-games-sau-khi-u22-campuchia-rut-lui-20251127174434288.htm