Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Manila: Thailand's bid for a 17th SEA Games men's football gold medal got off to a rocky start as the defending champions fell to a 2-0 defeat against Indonesia in Group B on Tuesday.
Singapore, meanwhile, were held 0-0 by a spirited Laos in the other Group B tie on Tuesday.
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Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Manila: Vietnam kicked off their 2019 SEA Games Group B campaign with flying colours, while Philippines, Cambodia, Malaysia and Myanmar collected a point each from their Group A ties on Monday.
Host nation Philippines salvaged a 1-1 draw with Cambodia, courtesy of Dennis Chung's late goal, while Malaysia came from a goal down to salvage a point against Myanmar.
Vietnam, meanwhile, sent a warning of their gold medal intentions by beating Brunei Darussalam 6-0.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Manila: Thailand and Vietnam will target not just the 2019 SEA Games Philippines men's football gold medal but also morale-boosting campaigns ahead of the AFC U23 Championship Thailand 2020.
Three places to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be up for grabs in January's AFC U23 Championship Thailand 2020, with both hoping to earn spots.
Thailand will be defending the gold they won for a 17th time in Kuala Lumpur 2017 while Vietnam will be aiming to continue their recent dominance in Southeast Asia.
The two will have an early meeting, having been drawn in Group B along with Indonesia, Laos, SIngapore and Brunei Darussalam.
Group A consists hosts Philippines, Malaysia, Myanmar, Cambodia and Timor-Leste. Join the-AFC.com as we profile the teams ahead of Monday's kick-off.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Bangkok: Head coach Akira Nishino isn't ready to set a target yet for Thailand in the AFC U23 Championship 2020 next January.
Thailand will host 15 teams from January 8-26 and besides regional glory, the fourth edition of the Championship is also offering three spots in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The young War Elephants were drawn with 2013 champions Iraq, Australia and debutants Bahrain, who they will play their Group A opener against, in Thursday's official draw in Bangkok.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Bangkok: Uzbekistan will open their defence of the AFC U23 Championship title in Group C following the Thailand 2020 Finals draw in Bangkok on Thursday.
The fourth edition of the Championship will be played across three cities - Bangkok, Buriram and Songkhla - with the tournament kicking off on January 8, and the final to be played on January 26.
Besides Continental glory, 15 of the 16 teams will also be competing for places in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where the top three sides will join hosts Japan as Asia's representatives next July.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The AFC U23 Championship Thailand 2020 official draw takes place in Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday.
Besides the prestigious regional title, the 15 teams will also be vying for three berths to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, with Japan having already having qualified as hosts.
Part two of the-AFC.com’s countdown to the draw takes a look at how Australia, China PR, Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Korea Republic, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Vietnam sealed their places in the 2020 Finals.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The AFC U23 Championship Thailand 2020 official draw takes place in Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday.
Besides the prestigious regional title, 15 of the 16 teams will also be vying for three berths to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, with Japan having already qualified as hosts.
In Part One of our countdown to the draw, the-AFC.com takes a look at how Bahrain, DPR Korea, Iraq, Jordan, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan navigated through qualifying last March.
Hosts Thailand, despite having gained an automatic slot, also competed.