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SEA Games 31: Vietnam in Group A of men’s football

Vietnam are pooled in Group A of the men’s football at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) together with Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines and Timor Leste, as the result of a draw held in April 6.
SEA Games 31: Vietnam in Group A of men’s football ảnh 1Groups A and B of men's football at the SEA Games 31 (Photo: Vietnam Football Federation)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam are pooled in Group A of themen’s football at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) together withIndonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines and Timor Leste, as the result of a draw held in April 6.

Group B comprises of Thailand, Singapore, Cambodia, Malaysia and Laos.

The seed groups were based on teams’ performance at the twomost recent SEA Games in 2017 and 2019. Vietnam and Thailand were in the topseed group.

Teams are to play each other in a round-robin format in thegroup stage and the top two of groups A and B will qualify for the semi-finals. Fixtureswill be held at Viet Tri Stadium in Phu Tho and Thien Truong Stadium in NamDinh from May 6.

Meanwhile, Vietnam are in Group A in women’s football alongwith the Philippines, Indonesia and Cambodia.

Vietnam won gold medals of both men's and women's footballin the previous SEA Games.

SEA Games 31, themed “For a stronger South East Asia”, willrun in Hanoi and 11 neighbouring localities from May 12 to 23. It will feature40 sports with 526 events and expect to attract around 10,000 participants. Thebiennial event was initially slated for late 2021 but delayed due to thepandemic’s impact./.

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