SEA Games 31: Invitation cards run out for women’s football semi-finals
With thousands of fans queuing in front of the Cam Pha city stadium in the northern province of Quang Ninh from early morning on May 18, all invitation cards to the SEA Games 31 women’s football semi-finals have already been handed out.
Fans queuing for the invitation cards in Quang Ninh (Photo: VNA)
Quang Ninh (VNA) – With thousands of fans queuing infront of the Cam Pha city stadium in the northern province of Quang Ninh fromearly morning on May 18, all invitation cards to the SEA Games 31 women’sfootball semi-finals have already been handed out.
The matches will take place between Thailand and the Philippinesat 3:30pm and between Vietnam and Myanmar at 7pm on the same day.
Following a discussion with the Asian Football Confederation,Quang Ninh planned to distribute 14,500 cards to the semifinals held at the 16,000-seatCam Pha stadium. More than 4,000 of them were earmarked for distribution at thevenue.
At the ongoing SEA Games 31, the women’s football attractsthe participation of seven teams divided into Group A (Vietnam, thePhilippines, and Cambodia) and Group B (Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, andSingapore)./.
The women’s football semifinal between the Philippines and Thailand on May 18 will take place at 3:30pm instead of 4pm as initially scheduled, the SEA Games 31 organising committee has announced.
All the 20,000 tickets have been sold for the final of the men’s football at the ongoing SEA Games 31 after being put up for sale online on March 15 morning.
Thailand topped Group B in the men’s football of the ongoing SEA Games 31 after a 1-0 win over Laos on May 16, and will face Indonesia in the semi-finals.
Quang Ninh northeastern province on May 18 morning will offer 14,500 invitation cards for the women’s football semi-finals of the ongoing SEA Games 31, a local official has said.
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Fans queuing for the invitation cards in Quang Ninh (Photo: VNA) 
