Timor Leste team landed at Hang Day stadium, determined to block the path of the 'monster' Thailand

The Timor Leste team has arrived in Vietnam and started training at Hang Day Stadium today (December 5), to prepare for the match against Thailand taking place at 8:00 p.m. on December 7.

Group A of the AFF Cup 2024 is a competition between the teams of Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Singapore and Timor Leste.

Despite the absence of the Vietnamese team, domestic audiences can still watch the two matches in this group live. The reason is that the Timor Leste team, due to not having a stadium that meets the standards of the Southeast Asian Football Federation, decided to rent Hang Day Stadium to play two home matches.

Timor Leste team training at Hang Day stadium

Initially, Timor Leste chose Viet Tri because of its familiarity with the stadium. In recent years, Timor Leste's youth teams have regularly competed in Viet Tri in Asian and SEA Games youth qualifying tournaments.

At Hang Day Stadium, Timor Leste will meet Thailand (December 8) and Singapore (December 17). The match between Timor Leste and Thailand is considered the most unequal in the tournament. Thailand is the leading force in the AFF Cup with 7 championships, while Timor Leste is often eliminated in the group stage.

This team had to compete with Brunei in the play-off round to win the right to participate in the group stage of the AFF Cup 2024.

However, Timor Leste football is making progress. Most recently in 2022, U.23 Timor Leste reached the semi-finals of the U.23 Southeast Asia and caused many difficulties for U.23 Vietnam. After a 0-0 draw with their opponents in 120 minutes, coach Dinh The Nam and his team won on penalties to reach the final, then defeated Thailand to win the championship.

The Thai team is still the top candidate for the championship, even without Theerathon Bunmathan or Chanathip Songkrasin in the squad. Besides, the reason why the clubs in Thai League 1 do not release players is because the AFF Cup is not included in the FIFA Days schedule, making it impossible for the Thai team to have their best players.

However, Thailand still has some excellent players who are among the top players in the country's football today. The pair of players Supachok Sarachat and Ekanit Panya will be very promising stars to help the Thai team enter a new era with more promise. In addition, Thailand also has a squad of high-class naturalized players such as Patrik Gustavsson, Nicolas Mickelson, and a smooth playing style that has been in place for many years.

Asean Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2024 is broadcast live and in full on FPT Play, at: http://fptplay.vn

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/doi-timor-leste-do-bo-san-hang-day-quyet-ngang-duong-ong-ke-thai-lan-185241205162726268.htm