The first matches in Group A - ASEAN Cup 2026 have closed with impressive results.
Accordingly, the Vietnamese team had a favorable start with a 7-0 victory over Timor Leste - the weakest opponent in the group. In which, Dinh Bac scored a hat-trick, Hoang Hen had a double, Xuan Son and Quang Hai each scored 1 goal.
In the remaining match, Singapore won narrowly 2-1 against Cambodia in the opening match. The Lion City team opened the score with Anuar's goal, before Cambodia equalized 1-1 from Ouk Sovann's beautiful shot.
However, in the last minute of injury time, Ilhan Fandi took advantage of the opportunity to score the winning goal, helping Singapore win 3 points.
With this result, the Vietnamese team temporarily leads the group A standings with 3 points and a goal difference of +7. Meanwhile, Singapore ranks 2nd with 3 points (scoring +1).
3rd place is Indonesia, when this team was rested in the first match and did not have any points.
The two bottom-ranked teams are Cambodia (0 points, goal difference -1) and Timor Leste (0 points, goal difference -7).
