After Indonesia's 0-3 defeat to Vietnam, on social networks, an account of a fan from the Land of Ten Thousand Islands humorously commented: "It's a shame, now it's about to become a topic for the Vietnamese press and Malaysia to exploit".
On the Indonesian football forum, another spectator wrote: "The Indonesian national team has never won a championship, regardless of who the coach is in recent years... It's hard to understand - what's happening to the players of the team?
In addition, Indonesian fans also focus on professional analysis. One opinion suggests that the team needs to change the way of choosing personnel, instead of relying too much on players playing in the domestic league.
Another account highly appreciates coach Kim Sang-sik's ability to adjust, saying that Vietnam has a perfect combination of coaching staff experience and player quality, thereby creating a difference compared to the home team.
The Vietnamese team played extremely disciplined with a low block defense and sharp fast counter-attack formation. Their playing style, at first glance, reminds of Indonesia in the Shin Tae-yong era," a fan wrote.
According to the schedule, in the last round of Group A, Vietnam will meet Cambodia at My Dinh Stadium on August 8, and Indonesia will face Singapore. With 7 points currently, coach Kim Sang-sik's team is almost sure of a semi-final spot.
The Vietnamese team will hold the top spot in the group if they beat Cambodia. In case of a draw, Quang Hai and his teammates will still advance with 8 points. The only scenario that will cause Vietnam to be eliminated is to lose to Cambodia with a difference of 8 goals or more, and Singapore will lose to Indonesia.
Therefore, just by winning at least 1 point in the final round, Vietnam will decide the semi-final ticket themselves.
