The 33rd SEA Games Organizing Committee has just announced 4 seed groups for men's football. Accordingly, seed group 1 includes U23 Vietnam (third place SEA Games 32), defending champion U23 Indonesia and host U23 Thailand. Group 2 includes U23 Myanmar, U23 Malaysia and U23 Cambodia. Group 3 includes U23 Timor Leste, U23 Philippines and U23 Laos. U23 Singapore is the only team in seed group 4.

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U22 Vietnam aims to win the 33rd SEA Games gold medal. Photo: SN

The Organizing Committee has not yet set a schedule for the draw for men's football. However, unlike previous editions, SEA Games 33 will have 11 participating teams, divided into 3 groups: Group A with 3 teams, Group B and C with 4 teams each. The teams will compete in a round robin, with the top three teams and the second-best team advancing to the semi-finals.

Group A matches will be played in Bangkok, while Group B and Group C will be played in either Songkhla or Chiang Mai. From the semi-finals, the third-place match and the final will all be held in Bangkok.

Meanwhile, for women's football, the tournament brings together 8 teams, divided into two groups, playing a round-robin to select the two teams with the best results in each group to enter the semi-finals. Women's football takes place from December 4 to December 17 in Chonburi.

According to the seeding groups, the Vietnamese women's team (defending champion) and host Thailand are in seed group number 1. Group 2 includes Myanmar and Cambodia, group 3 includes the Philippines and Singapore, group 4 includes Malaysia and Indonesia.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/u23-viet-nam-nhan-tin-cuc-vui-truoc-sea-games-33-2448983.html