The ASEAN Cup 2024 ended with the championship of the Vietnamese team, after a 5-3 aggregate victory over the Thai team.
According to the latest statistics from Coc Coc, the number of searches for the Vietnam vs Thailand match in the first leg of the ASEAN Cup 2024 final, which took place on the evening of January 2, reached 800,000.
By the second leg on the evening of January 5 in Thailand, this number had reached over 1 million. That shows the eagerness of the audience interested in every aspect of the final match.
The most searched keywords in recent days on browsers dedicated to Vietnamese people are all related to the 2024 ASEAN Cup final, from "Vietnam vs Thailand", "Thailand vs Vietnam", "live football", "live football Vietnam vs Thailand"...
That shows that the demand for watching football and the sideline information of fans about the match of the Vietnam team is very high. There was a time when the number of searches for information about this match was higher than the Premier League, where on the weekend there was the classic match between Liverpool and Man United.
Viewer trends show that before the two finals, they are mainly interested in the match schedule and planning to watch. On the match day, the number of matches viewed skyrocketed, reflecting the need to update information, results, and match developments.
Regarding individuals, striker Nguyen Xuan Son received the most searches. He was the top scorer and the best player of the tournament with 7 goals in 5 matches. His serious injury in the second leg of the final made fans even more interested in the naturalized striker.
Behind him in terms of search volume are Nguyen Hoang Duc, goalkeeper Nguyen Dinh Trieu, Nguyen Quang Hai, Nguyen Tien Linh, and captain Do Duy Manh. Coach Kim Sang-sik has also received great attention with more than 17,000 searches in recent days.
Mr. Kim Sang-sik is the second Korean coach to help Vietnam win the ASEAN Cup, after Park Hang-seo in 2018. Dinh Trieu is the best goalkeeper of the 2024 ASEAN Cup, although he does not have an impressive resume like his colleagues.