Losing to the Philippines, in what case will the Vietnamese women's team advance?

Losing 0-1 to the Philippines women's team in the second match of Group B of the 33rd SEA Games women's football, the road to the semi-finals for the Vietnamese women's team became more difficult than ever.

The Vietnamese women's team (in red) must beat Myanmar in the final round to get a ticket to the semi-finals - Photo: NAM TRAN

After two matches in Group B of the 33rd SEA Games women's football, the Myanmar women's team is leading with 6 points, a goal difference of +4. The Vietnamese women's team has 3 points, a goal difference of +6, temporarily ranking 2nd. The Philippines women's team is in 3rd place (3 points, goal difference of 0), while the Malaysian women's team is at the bottom of the table, with no points.

In the final round of Group B of women's football at the 33rd SEA Games, the Vietnamese women's team will face Myanmar, while the Philippines will face Malaysia.

According to the football regulations at the 33rd SEA Games, when two or more teams have the same number of points, the goal difference will be taken into account first to determine the rankings for the teams. Thus, the Vietnamese women's team still has the right to decide for the ticket to the next round.

Specifically, coach Mai Duc Chung's team will win a ticket to continue when the following cases occur:

- The Vietnamese women's team defeated Myanmar. At that time, Vietnam had the same 6 points as Myanmar but was definitely ranked higher thanks to a higher goal difference. But whether coach Mai Duc Chung's team would win the group or not depended on the result of the match between the Philippines and Malaysia.

- Vietnam women's team tied with Myanmar, while Philippines did not beat Malaysia.

- Vietnam women's team lost to Myanmar, and the Philippines women's team also lost to Malaysia.

In Group B, the Malaysian women’s team is too weak and unlikely to cause a surprise against the Philippines. Therefore, it is difficult to expect much from the Malaysian women’s team. Coach Mai Duc Chung and his team must beat Myanmar to secure a ticket to the next round.

With the balance of power between the Vietnamese and Myanmar women's teams, fans can completely believe in victory for coach Mai Duc Chung and his team.

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