8 teams were set to take part in the tournament inMandalay,Myanmar. Indonesia was suspended by FIFA at the time the group was announced. Australia sent its under-20 team. Japan, Chinese Taipei and South Korea were invited to participate as the eighth team in the tournament.[3] However, none of the three confirmed their participation and Timor Leste was named as the tournament's eighth team.[4]
The teams are ranked according topoints (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
Goal difference in all the group matches;
Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
Result of the direct match between the teams concerned;
In the 6th round of thepenalty shoot-out of the final betweenVietnam andThailand, Thailand'sRattikan Thongsombut shot out while Vietnam'sNguyễn Thị Liễu effort hit goalkeeperWaraporn Boonsing and rolled its way past the goal line before being shot away by the goalkeeper. Myanmar referee Thein Thein Aye first recognised for a goal but reversed her decision after discussing with two lineswomen, Singapore's Mohd Nasir and Merlo Albano from the Philippines stated the ball had not entirely crossed the goal line.[6] Vietnamese media calls the event as a "stolen championship".[7]
Myanmar
Thailand (3rd title)
Vietnam
Australia U20
Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore
Timor-Leste
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