On the evening of June 10, the Vietnam team suffered a 0-4 defeat to Malaysia in the second match, the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers. This result caused coach Kim Sang-sik and his team to lose the top spot in Group F.
Before that, the Vietnamese team beat Laos 5-0 in the opening match, while the "Malays" defeated Nepal with a score of 2-0. Losing to Malaysia will put the Vietnamese team at a big disadvantage, but the journey is still very long.
According to the format, only the top teams can qualify for the 2027 Asian Cup finals hosted by Saudi Arabia.
In the last 2 Asian Cups (2019 and 2023), the Vietnamese team won tickets to participate. The most notable achievement was reaching the quarterfinals of the 2019 Asian Cup.
In the final qualifying round of the 2027 Asian Cup, 24 teams will be divided into 6 groups, each group consisting of 4 teams, competing in a round-robin format in both home and away matches, from March 25 to March 31, 2025. The top team in each group (6 teams) will have tickets to the final round.
