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The Philippine women’s football team claimed its first Southeast Asian Games gold medal, edging Vietnam in a dramatic penalty shootout to complete another landmark chapter in its rapid rise.
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The Philippine U22 men’s football team turns its focus to a landmark bronze-medal finish at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games after falling short in the semifinals.
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The Philippine U-22 football team will aim for a podium finish against Malaysia after a 0-2 semifinal loss to Vietnam at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok.
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With a historic finals berth secured, the Philippine women’s football team has turned its full attention to completing its SEA Games mission — winning gold.
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The Philippine women’s football team advanced to the finals of the 33rd Southeast Asian Games for the first time after a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Thailand in Chonburi.
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The Philippine women’s futsal team suffered a 7-1 loss to host Thailand in their opening match of the 33rd Southeast Asian Games, highlighting the challenge of competing against one of the region’s top-ranked sides.
The Philippines marked a milestone at the 2025 SEA Games as both the men’s and women’s national football teams advanced to the semifinals, with the men setting the tone before the Filipinas delivered a dominant 6-0 victory over Malaysia.
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Alex Pino fired a historic hat trick as the Filipinas crushed Malaysia, 6-0, to clinch a SEA Games semifinal berth and seal a milestone for Philippine football.
![Three young starters. One massive win over the defending champions. The Filipinas’ future is arriving fast in Thailand. [photo: POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Football-womens-Hali-Long-400x200.jpg)
A rising group of Filipina standouts is driving the national women’s football team’s SEA Games push, highlighted by breakout scorer Mallie Ramirez.
The Philippine U22 squad is through to the SEA Games semifinals for the first time since 1991 and now aims to end the drought with a long-awaited medal run.