On the evening of August 3, the Vietnamese team faced Indonesia away from home, in a pivotal match at the ASEAN Cup 2026. Before the match started, few people thought that the defending champion would have a favorable game against the home team.
Van Vi scored the opening goal very early in the 6th minute, before Hai Long scored to double the gap just 8 minutes later. In the second half, after being put on the field, Xuan Son kịp left his mark with the goal that sealed the 3-0 victory for the Vietnamese team.
In the earlier match, the Cambodian team also defeated Timor Leste with a score of 3-0. This is also the first victory of the "Angkor Warriors" at this year's tournament.
With the above results, the Vietnamese team has returned to the top of Group A - ASEAN Cup 2026 with 7 points after 3 matches. Coach Kim Sang-sik's team also has a great advantage with a goal difference of +10 and has not conceded a goal since the beginning of the tournament.
Meanwhile, Singapore ranked second in the group with 7 points and a goal difference of +3 after 3 matches. Indonesia dropped to 3rd place with 6 points.
Cambodia, despite having their first 3 points, stopped early in the group stage of the ASEAN Cup 2026. In addition, Timor Leste also officially left the tournament empty-handed after 4 consecutive defeats.
