The 3-1 victory of the Vietnamese team against Cambodia in the last match of Group A of the ASEAN Cup 2026 not only helped coach Kim Sang-sik's team win a ticket to the semi-finals with the top spot in the group but also recorded many notable milestones in terms of individual performance.
Striker Nguyen Dinh Bac continued to maintain impressive form when scoring a double at My Dinh Stadium. With these 2 goals, the striker born in 2004 has increased the total number of goals at ASEAN Cup 2026 to 5, thereby rising to the top of the top scorer race.
Dinh Bac currently has one more goal than the two players behind, Mitchell Baker (Indonesia) and Win Naing Tun (Myanmar), who both have 4 goals.
In the chasing group, Paulo Josue (Malaysia), Than Paing (Myanmar) and Ilhan Fandi (Singapore) all have 3 goals. Meanwhile, Nguyen Xuan Son and Do Hoang Hen of the Vietnamese team are in the group of players who scored 2 goals.
After the match, Dinh Bac said he did not set personal goals at the tournament.
Many times I didn't play well, so I looked back at myself, tried to practice and strive in each training session. The two goals today I would like to dedicate to the fans, who always trust and accompany me.
I don't set personal goals. In the immediate future, the goal of the whole team is the two semi-finals and that is also what I am aiming for," the striker shared.
Besides Dinh Bac's mark, midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai also went down in the history of Vietnamese football. Participating in the match against Cambodia marked the 84th time he wore the national team jersey, officially surpassing the 83-match milestone of former striker Le Cong Vinh to become the player with the most appearances in the history of the Vietnamese national team.
This number is likely to continue to be raised by Quang Hai as Vietnam national team has at least two ASEAN Cup 2026 semi-final matches left. If he wins the right to enter the final, the midfielder born in 1997 will have more opportunities to increase his record.
With Dinh Bac's high performance and Quang Hai's historic milestone, the Vietnamese team is gaining more motivation before entering the semi-finals of the ASEAN Cup 2026 with the goal of conquering the championship.
