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FILE–Philippines in the course of the the Fifa World Cup/Asian Cup Qualifiers. AZKALS PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines on Tuesday was drawn in Group A together with powerhouse rival Thailand within the AFF Suzuki Cup which kicks off on December 5.
Additionally slotted in the identical group are Myanmar, Singapore and the qualification winner between Brunei and Timor Leste. Thailand has dominated the event 5 occasions.
“We want the Philippine Males’s Nationwide Workforce all the perfect within the upcoming AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 later this yr,” mentioned Philippine Soccer Federation president Mariano “Nonong” Araneta on the PFF web site.
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— AFF Suzuki Cup (@affsuzukicup) September 21, 2021
“It is going to be an attention-grabbing competitors being held within the midst of the pandemic. Nonetheless, we request all Filipino soccer followers to rally round our workforce in its bid to be champion of Southeast Asia’s most prestigious soccer competitors, which had a tv viewers of virtually 200 million in the course of the 2018 version of the AFF Suzuki Cup.”
Defending champion Vietnam and shedding finalist Malaysia banner Group B which additionally consists of Cambodia and Laos.
Within the earlier version in 2018, the Philippine Azkals had been booted out by Vietnam within the semifinals.
This yr’s event, initially scheduled final November, was pushed back twice due to the pandemic. The venue is but to be introduced.
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