Shaikh Salman praises FA Thailand’s vision for football development

During their meeting, the AFC President lauded FA Thailand’s enduring contributions to football development, highlighting their significant achievements and respected position in Asian football. He reaffirmed the AFC’s dedication to advancing the sport across all levels and emphasised the pivotal role of collaboration with Member Associations (MAs) in achieving shared goals.

Japan, Uzbekistan and Iraq were Asia's flagbearers in the men's event while Japan and Australia were the challengers for the women's tournament.

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Joining Vietnam in the semi-finals were the Philippines, who defeated 10-man Indonesia 1-0 to finish second.

Vietnam will face Singapore in the semi-finals while Philippines will meet defending champions Thailand.

Thailand, meanwhile, topped the group with a perfect 12 points after coming from behind to defeat Cambodia 3-2.

With the AFC Cup making way for a revamped continental club competition structure, Mariners were the ones standing tall at the end of a challenging campaign.

Joining the pair in Group A are United Arab Emirates and Qatar, while defending champions Iraq headline Group B, which also includes Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Yemen.