AFF Suzuki Cup: Myanmar to play opener against Singapore today

The 2020 ASEAN Suzuki Cup, organized by the ASEAN Football Federation, will kick off on 5 December (today) and Myanmar will play the opening match against host Singapore at 7 pm Myanmar Standard Time.
Myanmar is falling in Group A with host Singapore, the Philippines, Timor Leste, and Thailand while ASEAN giant Viet Nam is placed in Group B with Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia and Laos.
Group matches will be played twice a day, with Group A matches against Myanmar taking place at the National Stadium and Group B matches at Bishan Stadium. The group matches will be held from 5 to 19 December, and as Team Myanmar is in the tough group, every game is important and they need to advance to the next round.
Myanmar last met Singapore in the opening match of the group stage in the Suzuki Cup in 2014, losing 4-2.
Next, the two teams met in an invitational competition in June 2019.
The match was played at the National Stadium in Singapore and the Myanmar team beat Singapore 2-1.
The Myanmar squad arrived in Singapore on 30 November for the Suzuki Cup tournament and has been training since 1 December. —Ko Nyi Lay/GNLM