Unpredictable scenario in the 2025 Southeast Asian Women's Football Championship

Group B of the Southeast Asian Women's Football Championship has an unpredictable scenario, when three teams may have to consider head-to-head stats to win tickets to the next round.

The Philippine women's team must win by two goals to advance to the semi-finals of the 2025 Southeast Asian Women's Football Championship - Photo: TVC

After two matches in Group B of the 2025 ASEAN Women's Football Championship, the Myanmar women's team is temporarily leading with 6 points. U23 Australia and the Philippines women's team have 3 points each, sharing the next 2 positions (U23 Australia is temporarily above thanks to a better head-to-head record). In this group, the Timor Leste women's team was eliminated early without winning any points.

In the final round on the evening of August 13, the Philippines women's team will meet Myanmar, while the U23 Australia team will face Timor Leste. With the current score, the Myanmar women's team only needs to draw with the Philippines to secure a ticket to the semi-finals as the top team. At that time, the Philippines women's team will be eliminated if the U23 Australia team does not lose to Timor Leste.

But things in Group B could get more complicated if the Philippines beat Myanmar, and Australia U23s beat Timor Leste. Then the three teams Philippines, Australia U23s and Myanmar will all have 6 points.

According to the regulations of the 2025 Southeast Asian Women's Football Championship, when two or more teams have the same number of points, the head-to-head criteria will be considered first to determine the rankings.

Myanmar women's team beat U23 Australia 2-1, U23 Australia defeated Philippines 1-0. Thus, Myanmar women's team is currently in first place with 3 points, goal difference 2/1. U23 Australia is in second place with 3 points, goal difference 2/2 and Philippines women's team is in third place with 0 points, goal difference 0/1.

The Philippines women's team must beat Myanmar by 2 goals to qualify for the next round as group winners. At that time, the Philippines will have 3 points, goal difference +1, while Myanmar will have 3 points, goal difference -1 and will be eliminated due to losing to U23 Australia (3 points, goal difference 2/2).

The Philippines can also advance if they beat Myanmar by 1 goal but the score must be 3-2 or higher. Then the Philippines will have 3 points, goal difference 3/3, 4/4,... (more than U23 Australia, 3 points, goal difference 2/2). However, the Philippines will see the top spot belong to Myanmar (3 points, goal difference 4/4, 5/5...).

Because the situation in Group B is so complicated, it is actually very difficult for the Vietnamese and Thai women's teams to choose opponents. With what the teams have shown, it is not certain that the top team is stronger than the second team and vice versa.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/kich-ban-kho-luong-o-giai-bong-da-nu-dong-nam-a-2025-20250812151418608.htm