Football re-draws "nothing changes" for war elephants

A mini-withdrawal to officially add the United Arab Emirates and Palestine to the men's Asian Games football tournament had little effect on the chances of Thailand to qualify for the knockout stages.

The United Arab Emirates and Palestine were accidentally omitted from the initial draw for the Games, which will begin next month in Indonesia.

After the news of a complete withdrawal made headlines across the continent days, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) yesterday proceeded to a limited withdrawal to its headquarters in Kuala Lumpur to include both parties alongside the 24 original participants.

Palestine was placed in Group A with Indonesia, Hong Kong, Laos and Taiwan, while the UAE joined South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia and Bahrain in Group E. [19659004] The winners and vice-champions of each group and the four best thirds will qualify for the knockout phase (16th). ] Men The football competition will be played from August 10th to September 1st.

AFC Secretary-General Windsor John claimed that the organizers of the Games had not forwarded the names of the UAE and Palestine to his body. It could be due to a computer problem, there could be a communication failure.

He pointed out that the AFC was not running the competition and was doing the draw on behalf of the Olympic Council of Asia and the Indonesian Organizing Committee. This was the last problem to be in the approach of the Games, which will take place in Palembang and Jakarta from August 18th to September 2nd.

Last weekend, Indonesian fans snatched plastic seats and threw them onto a pitch at a stadium in Palembang scheduled to host games at the Games.

Indonesia has been scrambled to prepare places, finish construction works, widen roads and relieve traffic congestion

Meanwhile, Worrawoot Srimaka, the Thai men's coach team, s The help that redesigns does not change anything for war elephants.

"My goal in the Asian Games is to try to get at least four points in the group stage which, I believe, will take us to the second stage.]" Everything must go step by step . We'll see who we play in the knockout phase and decide things then. "

Worrawoot hinted that he can not take all the players of the Asian Games team to Myanmar for their warm-up matches next month." Warm-up games, I will choose some players from Asian Games and others as well.I want to test some things before the Games, "he said.

" I already have an alignment in the head, but I I'm going to delay the appointment of the team at the last minute.I want a team without injury with all the players ready and matched. "