Determining the final team participating in AFF Cup 2024

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

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 as well as Timor Leste and had many opportunities to score. The first half ended with a 0-0 draw in a solid game by Timor Leste.

Timor Leste qualified for the 2024 AFF Cup.

With nothing left 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 AFF Cup 2024. 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 more than 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 two home matches and two 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 two knockout matches. The AFF Cup does not have a third-place match.

Mai Phuong

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