SEA Games 31 Men/Women Football and Futsal Drawing
Today morning (Apr 6), the drawing ceremony of Men/Women Football and Futsal in SEA Games 31 was held at Hyatt Regency West Hanoi.
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The delegation, on behalf of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, there was Mr. Hoang Dao Cuong – Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, on the side of the representative of the General Department of Sports and Sports, there was Mr. Ngo Ich Quan – Director of the high achievement II Sports Department; On the side of VFF, there were Mr. Tran Quoc Tuan – Acting President, Mr. Le Van Thanh – Vice President, Mr. Cao Van Chong – Vice President, Mr. Le Hoai Anh – General Secretary. The draw were also have the representatives of the Thailand Olympic Committee, members of the 31st SEA Games Organizing Committee, Mr. Park Hang-seo – head coach of Vietnam national team & U23, Mr. Mai Duc Chung – head coach of the women national team; former players Pham Thanh Luong, Do Thi Ngoc Cham, representatives of the 31st SEA Games Sponsors, and many representatives of media. The ceremony was broadcast live on media channels of SEA Games 31, with the online participation of representatives of AFC, AFF and representatives of countries attending SEA Games 31.
Former player Pham Thanh Luong was invited to draw for the 31st SEA Games men’s football. Accordingly, the result put U23 Vietnam in Group A along with Indonesia, Philippines, Myanmar and Timor Leste. Group B includes Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Singapore and Laos.
This can be considered a relatively “difficult” group for U23 Vietnam. According to experts, the direct opponent of U23 Vietnam in Group A will be Indonesia. Under the guide of coach Shin Tae Yong, U23 Indonesia has shown a positive change in recent times. The group of players attending the upcoming 31st SEA Games of Indonesia largely participated in the achievement of reaching the final of the AFF Cup 2020. Indonesia team is determined to win this year’s SEA Games gold medal in Vietnam.
The remaining 3 opponents in the group that U23 Vietnam cannot underestimate are the Philippines, Myanmar and Timor Leste. Myanmar used to cause many difficulties for U23 Vietnam during the SEA Games. Most recently, Myanmar also made U23 Vietnam have to work very hard to win when metting in the Asian U23 qualifying round. Meanwhile, the Philippines is also showing great progress over time. Another opponent that U23 Vietnam also needs to careful is Timor Leste. This team also caused many difficulties for U23 Vietnam in the semi-final match of the recent U23 AFF Championship.
In Group B, U23 Thailand seems to be a bit easier to breathe when only facing opponents as Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia and Laos.
Regarding the format, the teams will compete in a round-robin to choose the 02 best teams in the two groups to compete in the Semi-finals, the Final and compete for the Bronze medal.
In women’s football, there are a total of 8 teams participating. According to the draw results, the Vietnamese women’s team is in Group A along with the Philippines, Indonesia and Cambodia. Group B includes: Thailand, Singapore, Myanmar and Laos. The teams compete in a round-robin to choose the 02 best teams in the two groups to compete in the Semi-Finals, the Finals and compete for the Bronze medal.
Both men’s and women’s futsal have 5 participating teams including Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Myanmar. Teams play in a circle once, choose the top team to win gold medal. Thailand is holding both gold medals at the last time held in 2017.
Men’s football started on May 6, in which Group A played at Viet Tri Stadium (Phu Tho). Group B plays at Thien Truong Stadium (Nam Dinh). Two time frames have also been determined to be 16:00 (match 1) and 19:00 (match 2).
Women’s football will take place from May 9 to May 21. Cam Pha Stadium – Quang Ninh is the venue for group A matches. The venue for Group B will be announced by the organizers in the near future.
The men’s and women’s futsal matches will take place at Ha Nam Gymnasium – Ha Nam province, in which men’s futsal will take place from May 11 to May 20 and women’s futsal will take place from May 10 to May 19
The Dong Luc’s Ball is the official match ball of the 31st SEA Games.
