Thailand national team's mission
Thailand is the team with the most impressive form at this year's ASEAN Cup. After 3 matches played, they have won all, scored 8 goals and conceded no goals.
Coach Anthony Hudson's team defeated Laos 5-0, won against Malaysia 2-0 and defeated the Philippines 1-0. With this result, "War Elephants" only need to win or draw with Myanmar in the final match to definitely finish first in the group, reach the semi-finals and avoid the Vietnam team - the top team in Group A.
The Vietnamese team finished the group stage with an unbeaten record. The team scored 13 goals - the most in ASEAN Cup 2026 to date and has only conceded 1 goal. Coach Kim Sang-sik has many stars spread across all 3 lines.
In which, Dinh Bac is leading the scoring list with 5 goals. Xuan Son and Do Hoang Hen each scored 2 goals. With that form, the Vietnamese team is confidently aiming to defend the championship title.
Before the ASEAN Cup 2026 kicked off, coach Anthony Hudson had highly appreciated the Vietnamese team. He emphasized that Mr. Kim Sang-sik's team had a long preparation time, a powerful force, with the addition of some quality naturalized players.
Therefore, not meeting the Vietnamese team in the semi-finals may help the Thai team have more opportunities to go deeper at ASEAN Cup 2026. At ASEAN Cup 2024, the Vietnamese team defeated the Thai team in the final to win the championship.
Myanmar team is unlikely to create a surprise
Meanwhile, the Myanmar team led by coach Jorn Andersen has 6 points. They lost to Malaysia 1-2 in the opening match, but then won against the Philippines 4-1 and surpassed Laos 7-2. With the current position, the Myanmar team needs to beat the Thai team to get a ticket to the next round. This is not an easy task because the Myanmar team must play away from home.
The Thai team will have the strongest force to face the Myanmar team. The experience of veteran players such as Sarach Yooyen, Narubadin, Manuel Tom Bihr... will be very helpful for young teammates.
On the Myanmar side, they will look forward to the explosion of striker Win Naing Tun, who has scored 4 goals since the beginning of the tournament. In addition, they also have some other notable factors such as Than Paing, Maung Maung Lwin...
Thailand is having a superior head-to-head record compared to Myanmar. According to the 11v11 website, in the last 17 encounters, Thailand has won 12 matches, drawn 5 matches, and lost no match. In the most recent encounter in 2022, Thailand defeated their opponent 6-0.
Score prediction
With a force, stable form and home advantage, Thailand is likely to defeat Myanmar, but with a score not too heavy.
Thailand 2-0 Myanmar.
