U23 Southeast Asia 2025: Determining the first team to enter the semi-finals

U23 Indonesia (red shirt) entered the semi-finals of the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 tournament. (Source: antaranews)

In the highlight match of Group A, host Indonesia and U23 Malaysia wasted too many opportunities and left the field with a 0-0 draw.

This result was enough for U23 Indonesia to take the top spot in Group A with 7 points, thereby advancing straight to the semi-finals.

In the same match, U23 Philippines defeated U23 Brunei 2-0 to take second place in the group. However, U23 Philippines must wait for the results of the remaining two groups to determine their chances of reaching the semi-finals.

According to the tournament format, in addition to the top 3 teams in each group, the remaining spot in the semi-finals will be reserved for the second-place team with the best record.

U23 Philippines is given 3 points and a +1 secondary index (not counting the match with the bottom team because the remaining 2 groups only have 3 teams, less than group A); will have the right to continue if U23 Vietnam and U23 Thailand do not lose in the last round.

Today (July 22), U23 Vietnam will face U23 Cambodia, while U23 Thailand will face U23 Myanmar./.

According to VNA

Source: https://baothanhhoa.vn/u23-dong-nam-a-2025-xac-dinh-doi-dau-tien-vao-ban-ket-255667.htm