Determine the final team to participate in AFF Cup 2024

In the play-off match for the 2024 AFF Cup, Brunei and Timor Leste played in a return match. In the first leg, Timor Leste won with a minimum score of 1-0 thanks to the only goal of Freitas. This result gave Timor Leste a great advantage as they only needed a draw in the second leg.

Entering the match, coach Elissetche and his team accepted to play defensively against their opponents. This was a reasonable decision by the coach born in 1977. In the first 90 minutes, Brunei played just as well as Timor Leste and had many opportunities to score. The first half ended in a 0-0 draw in a solid game for Timor Leste.

Timor Leste won the right to participate in AFF Cup 2024.

With nothing to lose, Coach McAllister asked his players to push up the squad in the second half. However, Brunei's attack was somewhat ineffective. They missed dangerous opportunities and had to accept a 0-0 draw. Winning with a total score of 1-0 after 2 matches, Timor Leste won the last ticket to the 2024 AFF Cup. They returned to the Southeast Asian arena after a season of absence.

Group A includes Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia and Timor Leste. Coach Kim Sang-sik and his team are in Group B with Indonesia, Philippines, Myanmar and Laos.

The AFF Cup officially kicks off in mid-December, and the Vietnamese team will not play FIFA Days matches in November. Instead, the V.League will have additional rounds. Coach Kim Sang-sik proposed this option and he will have about 2 weeks to focus on preparing for the number 1 tournament in Southeast Asia.

In the 2024 AFF Cup group stage, each team will play 2 home matches and 2 away matches. Coach Kim Sang-sik and his team will play at home against Indonesia - considered the toughest opponent in the group. The group winners and runners-up will advance to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals and finals, the teams will play 2 knockout matches. There will be no third-place match in the AFF Cup.

Mai Phuong

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