Phu Tho, about 80km north of Hanoi, has spent 44 billion VND (1.9 billion USD) onupgrading playing fields and training areas serving participating regionalteams. The local Viet Tri Stadium, where Group A matches and a semifinal onewill take place, boasts good standards and can accommodate 18,000 seats.
Host Vietnam, Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Timor Leste are placed in Group A.
Meanwhile, Nam Dinh, about 100km south of Hanoi, has finished preparing its Thien Truong Stadium, ready for competitions of Group B squads – Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, andCambodia – from May 7 to 22.
Other preparation workloads regarding logistics, security,transport, and health, among others, have also been completed in the twoprovinces.
SEA Games 31 male’s football fixtures are scheduled to bebetween May 6 and 22./.