The highlight of the competition day on December 8 at the 33rd SEA Games of the Vietnamese sports delegation was the decisive match between the Vietnamese women's team and the Philippine girls, a match of key significance in the race for a ticket to the semi-finals.

After a resounding 7-0 victory over Malaysia in the opening match, coach Mai Duc Chung and his team are full of confidence heading towards the next 3 points.

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Vietnam women's team is expected to have a difficult match with the Philippines women's team with a squad of quality players.

Besides, today Vietnamese athletes also face off against the Philippines in men's handball.

In men's football, defending champion U22 Indonesia will start their match against the Philippines, promising to create an exciting atmosphere throughout the match day.

Meanwhile, the Vietnamese baseball team continues to enter the busiest competition schedule of the SEA Games. After three matches with the results of losing 0-16 to Thailand, winning 5-2 to Malaysia and losing 0-14 to Laos, the Vietnamese team will face Singapore. The chance of creating a surprise is not high as the Vietnamese athletes participating are mainly for competition and experience accumulation.

SEA Games 33 schedule today December 8

Day Hour Sports Match Round
December 8 10:00 Baseball Singapore 19-12 Vietnam Qualifying round
16:00 Women's football Myanmar 3-0 Malaysia Group stage
18:30 Vietnam 0-1 Philippines
18:00 Men's football Philippines Women 1-0 Indonesia Women
13:00 Men's handball Vietnam 27-25 Philippines Qualifying round
09:00 Badminton Female Team Semifinal

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December 8, 2025 | 20:25

20:25

In the important match of the Vietnamese women's team against the Philippines girls, coach Mai Duc Chung and his team regretfully lost in the last minute of extra time. In the final match, Huynh Nhu and her teammates had to defeat Myanmar to have a chance to enter the semi-finals.

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December 8, 2025 | 18:30

18:30

The women's football match between Vietnam and the Philippines has kicked off.

Live women's football Vietnam 0-0 Philippines: Continuous opportunities (H1) VietNamNet live football SEA Games 33, the match between Vietnam women's team vs Philippines at 6:30 p.m. on December 8, within the framework of group B women's football.
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December 8, 2025 | 16:35

16:30

The Vietnamese flag flies at the 33rd SEA Games

On the afternoon of December 8, the flag-raising ceremony of the Vietnamese Sports Delegation at the 33rd SEA Games took place solemnly in a bustling atmosphere at Hua Mark Indoor Stadium (Bangkok). This is a meaningful event marking the official presence of the delegations participating in the largest sports festival in Southeast Asia. Under the leadership of Head of Delegation Nguyen Hong Minh, the Vietnamese delegation, including officials and national swimming team players, attended this important ceremony.

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The flag-raising ceremony of the Vietnamese delegation was held near the end, right in front of the host Thailand. Young swimmer Trinh Truong Vinh could not hide his emotions when standing in the ranks of the country's sports for the first time at an important event, affirming that this is a great source of motivation to strive for high results at the 33rd SEA Games. For the force stationed in Chonburi, the second flag-raising ceremony will take place on December 11 at Wyndham Jomtien.

Not only a ceremonial act, the SEA Games flag-raising ceremony also demonstrates the spirit of solidarity, friendship and the aspiration to build a peaceful , stable and sustainable ASEAN community. The image of national flags flying together is a symbol of the spirit of “One Vision – One Identity – One Community”, and at the same time reminds us of the responsibility to join hands to strengthen cooperation, enhance understanding and sustainable development in the region.

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December 8, 2025 | 15:09

15:01

Vietnam handball had a smooth start

The Vietnamese men's handball team won a close 27-25 victory over their Philippine opponent in the opening match of the 33rd SEA Games.

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December 8, 2025 | 13:42

13:38

Vietnam baseball team lost to Singapore with a score of 12-19 in the 4th match of group A. Tomorrow (December 9), Vietnam team will face the Philippines team.

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December 8, 2025 | 13:40

12:45

Thai badminton enters women's team final

The Thai women's badminton team beat Singapore in the semi-finals to advance to the finals to compete for the gold medal in the women's team event. The host team's opponent will be the winner of the match between Indonesia and Malaysia.

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December 8, 2025 | 12:00

12:00

The match between Vietnam and Singapore in the baseball qualifying round is still taking place at Baseball Stadium, Queen Sirikit Sports Center, Pathum, Thani.

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December 8, 2025 | 09:45

09:45

The Vietnam baseball team is competing with Singaporean opponents. It is known that the Vietnam baseball team is participating in the 33rd SEA Games with the goal of learning, competing, and gaining experience.

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Vietnamese athletes are competing - Photo: SN
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December 8, 2025 | 07:36

Competition schedule of Vietnam sports delegation today January 8

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December 8, 2025 | 07:00

Schedule, results, rankings, medal tally of SEA Games 33

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Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/sea-games-33-hom-nay-8-12-dt-nu-viet-nam-thua-dau-philippines-2470308.html