A 2-1 victory over hosts Laos on 20th October saw Myanmar conclude the ASEAN Football Federation Cup qualification tournament without a single loss and sees them qualify for the full competition kick-off on 22nd November.
The group stages of the competition will be split between Vietnam and Singapore. Myanmar will start their campaign on 23rd November against Malaysia and play in Group B, to be hosted by Singapore, in a round robin that will also feature the hosts and Thailand.
Myanmar’s coach Radojko Avramovi is the most successful in the tournament’s history, having three times led Singapore to victory, including in the last edition of the tournament in 2012.
Myanmar also qualified in 2012, but only managed to collect one point from their three games, with a draw against Vietnam.
The semi-final and final of the competition is a two-legged affair, with one leg held in each of the contenders’ home nation.
Also on 20th October Myanmar's U-19 team was knocked out of the semi-finals of the Asian Football Championship, a tournament being hosted in Myanmar. They lost 3-2 to an extra-time goal but had led 2-1 at one stage in the match, following two Aung Thu goals that came in quick succession.
Despite the defeat Myanmar have still qualified for the U-20 FIFA World Cup to be held in May and June 2015 in New Zealand.
