The Philippines will get to know its opponent for the group stage of the AFF Suzuki Cup when organizers of Southeast Asia’s biggest football competitions hold a draw today in Yangon, Myanmar.
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Co-host Myanmar, Vietnam, Malaysia, and the victor of the qualifying tournament in October comprise Group B.
The Harimau Malaysia can consider themselves lucky for avoiding Group A – the Group of Death.
In a separate video interview on the AFF Suzuki Cup Facebook page, Sundram also set Singapore a target of reaching the last four.
Pot 4 is composed of Indonesia and the top team of the qualifying event in October in Cambodia.
The official draw was held in host city Yangon, Myanmar on Tuesday (Aug 2).
“Though some may say we have a relatively easier draw, I feel that that’s not the case”.
That was followed by a training tour of Japan and Cambodia last month, where they won once and lost the other in two games against university teams, lost to J-League side Albirex Niigata, then finished with a first defeat to Cambodia in 44 years.
“As we embark on the final phase of preparations for the Suzuki Cup, my coaches and I will gradually narrow the list of players who will represent our country as we strive to do well in the AFF Suzuki Cup 2016”.
“Vietnam are always hard opponents, so I hope that during the tournament we will have all of our best players. with the right frame of mind, we should get past the group stage”.
Malaysia head coach Ong Kim Swee stated that the Malayan Tigers will qualify for the semi-final stage of the 2016 AFF Cup.
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In 2012, Malaysia, coached by Datuk K. Rajagopal, bowed out in the semi-finals after going down 3-1 on aggregate to Thailand. “I am confident that our team will put up a good performance at the year-end Suzuki Cup”.
