Vice President of the Thai Football Federation came to VFF to apologize for the incident of displaying the wrong Vietnamese flag.

VHO - On the afternoon of October 29, at the headquarters of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), on behalf of Ms. Nualphan Lamsam - President of the Football Association of Thailand, the working delegation of the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) led by Vice President Adisak Benjasiriwan had a working session and explained to the leaders of the VFF about the incident of incorrectly displaying the Vietnamese national flag at the drawing ceremony of the 2025 Southeast Asian U16 and U19 Futsal Championship.

Vice President of the Football Association of Thailand delivered the apology letter of the Football Association of Thailand to President of the Vietnam Football Federation Tran Quoc Tuan.

This is an event organized by the Football Association of Thailand on the afternoon of October 28 in Bangkok (Thailand). The meeting was witnessed by the Secretary General of the Southeast Asian Football Federation (AFF) - Mr. Winston Lee.

At the beginning of the meeting, Vice President Adisak Benjasiriwan read the official apology letter from the President of the Football Association of Thailand to the VFF. In the letter, the President of the Football Association of Thailand expressed his deep regret and sincere apology for the unfortunate incident related to the misplacement of the Vietnamese national flag during the draw ceremony for the 2025 Southeast Asian U19 Men's Futsal Championship.

The President of the Football Association of Thailand affirmed: “We are fully aware of the seriousness of this mistake and take full responsibility for the incident that occurred. The Football Association of Thailand has immediately taken corrective measures, reviewed and tightened the event organization process, to ensure that similar mistakes will not recur.”

In the letter, the Football Association of Thailand sincerely apologized to the VFF, the ASEAN Football Federation and all relevant parties for this incident. "We appreciate your continued sympathy and support, and reaffirm our commitment to maintaining the highest standards of professionalism and respect in all AFF events hosted by Thailand," the letter said.

On the evening of October 28, the official fanpage of the Football Federation of Thailand also posted a press release apologizing to the Vietnam Football Federation and Vietnamese fans. The release stated: “The Football Federation of Thailand sincerely hopes that the VFF and the Vietnamese people will accept our apology and sympathize with this unintentional mistake – a human error, completely without the intention of disrespecting the country of Vietnam.

This is an important lesson for us to be more careful and serious in all organizational processes, in order to maintain the highest standards that the Southeast Asian Football Federation (AFF) expects from us as the host country."

At the meeting, the Vietnam Football Federation acknowledged the sincere apology of the Thai Football Federation and highly appreciated the proactive spirit, openness, and respect for partners that the Thai Football Federation showed.

The Vietnam Football Federation considers this a serious mistake and affirms that this is a profound lesson in preparing and organizing international events, aiming to improve professionalism in the competition system of the Southeast Asian Football Federation.

Representatives of the Football Association of Thailand pledged not to let similar mistakes happen in the future, and expressed their desire to continue to maintain a cooperative relationship and closely coordinate with the Vietnam Football Association in activities to develop football in the Southeast Asian region to become increasingly professional and sustainable.

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