U23 Vietnam 'avoids' U23 Thailand, Indonesia in U23 Southeast Asia semi-finals

The group stage has concluded and determined the 4 names that will participate in the semi-finals of the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship.

U23 Thailand will face host U23 Indonesia in the semi-finals - Photo: CHANGSUEK

July 22 is the final day of the group stage of the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship. In Group B, U23 Vietnam struggled to overcome U23 Cambodia 2-1. Meanwhile, in Group C, U23 Thailand drew U23 Myanmar 0-0.

With these results, U23 Vietnam and U23 Thailand are the top teams in the group. They, along with the top team in Group A, Indonesia, have directly qualified for the semi-finals of the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship.

The remaining ticket is for the second-place team with the best record. The second-place team in Group A is U23 Philippines, Group B is U23 Cambodia and Group C is U23 Myanmar.

U23 Philippines has 6 points, goal difference +3. But when considering the second-place team's performance, they were deducted the result of the win over Brunei (2-0) because group A has 4 teams.

However, U23 Philippines is still the team with the best record with 3 points, goal difference +1. Thanks to that, they are the last team to get a ticket to the semi-finals. This is a somewhat surprising result because this group has the presence of U23 Malaysia, the championship candidate but was eliminated early.

U23 Philippines (blue shirt) is a surprising name when it appears in the semi-finals of the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship - Photo: PMNT

The second-placed team with the second best record is U23 Myanmar (2 points, goal difference 0) and the next team is U23 Cambodia (1 point, goal difference -1).

The determination of the 4 names to continue also helped determine the semi-final matches. Accordingly, U23 Vietnam will meet U23 Philippines. In theory, coach Kim Sang Sik's team is rated higher. However, with what has been shown, U23 Philippines cannot be underestimated.

The remaining match is a very interesting match between host U23 Indonesia and U23 Thailand. This semi-final match happened at the 2023 Southeast Asian U23 Championship. At that time, Indonesia won 3-1.

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