Sea games 2017 football

Coach Park Hang-seo and his players at a training session. Việt Nam were placed in the weakest pot for the group draw for this year’s SEA Games. — Photo vietnamnet.vnViet Nam News Hà Nội — Việt Nam’s football team has been placed in the weakest pot for the group draw for the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games later this year in the Philippines. According to the organisers, Việt Nam are in pot four with Laos, Cambodia, Brunei and East Timor. Việt Nam’s position is because of their poor performance at the previous SEA Games in 2017, when they failed to pass the group stage. The Philippines and defending champions Thailand are in pot one, as they are considered the best sides. Indonesia and the 2017 runners-up Malaysia are in pot two. Myanmar and Singapore are in pot three. A draw for the group stage has not been confirmed. Coach Park Hang-seo and his players have been asked to win the first gold medal for the country from … [Read more...] about Việt Nam placed among weakest teams in SEA Games

Vietnam among fourth seeds ahead of SEA Games 2019 Joining Vietnam as fourth seeds are Laos, Cambodia, Brunei, and Timor-Leste. Host country the Philippines have been placed among the first seeding group along with defending champions Thailand. Indonesia and Malaysia have been place in the second seeding group while Myanmar and Singapore find themselves as third seeds. The groups are based on the achievements of teams at the previous version of the event, the SEA Games 2017. GM_EN_PC_ARTICLE_Native_ads In previous events, according to the rules, men's football was restricted to purely U22 teams. However, organisers have changed the rules slightly to allow each team to register up to two players who are over the age of 22 in their squad. This means that stars of the Vietnamese senior team such as Nguyen Cong Phuong, Van Toan, Do Duy Manh, and Luong Xuan Truong will be eligible to compete in the 30th SEA Games. GM_EN_PC_ARTICLE_Inpage_Banner … [Read more...] about Vietnam among fourth seeds ahead of SEA Games 2019

The Vietnamese sport delegation at the opening ceremony of the 29th SEA Games in Malaysia in 2017. Việt Nam will host the 31st Games in 2021 and expects to organise 40 sports. — Photo 24h.com.vnViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games will have more sports than in the past, according to the Việt Nam Sports Administration. Speaking at a meeting in Ha Noi yesterday, the administration named 36 sports, saying a further four will be added in the coming months. They will be divided into three groups. One will be athletics and aquatics, another for gymnastics, rowing, football, shooting, weightlifting and martial arts and the third for 11 regional and new sports such as dancing, chess, muay, vovinam and esport. The SEA Games is biggest sport festival held twice a year. The 31st tournament will be organised in Hà Nội and the surrounding provinces of Bắc Ninh, Quảng Ninh, Hải Dương, … [Read more...] about Hà Nội plans 40 sports for 31st SEA Games