On the evening of January 2, the Vietnamese team won the first leg of the 2024 AFF Cup final against Thailand with a score of 2-1. Immediately after the match ended, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh went down to the field to congratulate the Vietnamese team.
In Hanoi, it is estimated that tens of thousands of people poured into the streets to celebrate the victory.