indonesian U-23โฃ Team Draws Favorable Groups for 2025 SEA Games
Bangkok, Thailand – the Indonesian U-23 โnational โteam has avoided a challenging draw for the upcoming 2025 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games football tournament, landing in Group C alongside โฃMyanmar, the Philippines, and Singapore. The draw,conducted today in Bangkok,positionsโ the defending champions to potentially advance to the semifinalsโ alongside โขgroup winners from Groups A โขand โB.
The draw โoffers a comparatively easier path for Indonesia, whoโ defeated Thailand 5-2 in extra time to claim gold at the 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia. While facing strong competition from traditional regionalโฃ powerhouses Thailand and vietnam was anticipated,Indonesiaโค will now focus on navigating a group considered less daunting than those faced by their rivals. Group A features hosts Thailand,โข Cambodia, โand Timor โLeste, while Groupโ Bโ pits Vietnam against Malaysia and Laos.
thailand,historically โขtheโฃ most prosperous nation โขin SEA Games footballโค with 16 gold medals – including six titles as the tournament adopted the U-23 format – will be heavily favored to top Groupโ A. Vietnam, seeking their fourth SEA Games gold and having won two of the last threeโข editions (2019, 2021), is expected to contend with Malaysia for the top spotโ in Group B.
The tournament โformat guarantees semifinal berths for each group winner, with the best runner-up completing the final four. โIndonesia’s path to defending their title now hinges on securing a top-two finish in Group C and potentially overcoming a strong runner-up from eitherโ Group A or B.
2025 SEA Games Footballโค Groupings:
* Group A: Thailand, Cambodia, Timor Leste
* โฃ Group B: โVietnam, Malaysia, โฃLaos
* Group C: Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore