Thailand closed the ASEAN Cup 2026 group stage with a 2-0 victory over Myanmar on the evening of August 8. Two penalty goals from Worachit Kanitsribampen and Jehhanafee Mamah helped the Golden Temple team win all 12 points after 4 matches, topping Group B.
According to Thai media, after the Thai national team completed the goal of toping the group, Thai Football Association President Nualphan Lamsam (commonly known as Madam Pang) fulfilled his previous promise to the national team.
She awarded a bonus of 2 million baht (equivalent to more than 1.5 billion VND) to the Thai team after their group stage all-win record. This is a reward recognizing the performance of coach Anthony Hudson's team when they successively defeated Laos 5-0, Malaysia 2-0, Philippines 1-0 and Myanmar 2-0.
Madam Pang also sent congratulations and expressed pride to the Thai team after the team qualified for the semi-finals. She also thanked the fans for accompanying the team and called for continuing to cheer for the players on their journey towards the goal of bringing the ASEAN Cup championship back to Thailand.
Thailand's achievement is even more impressive when this team did not concede any goals in all 4 group stage matches. Coach Anthony Hudson's team scored 10 goals and kept absolute clean sheets.
After the victory against Myanmar, coach Anthony Hudson also said that the coaching staff had proactively rotated the squad and limited the use of players at risk of receiving more yellow cards to prepare forces for the semi-finals.
The most important thing right now is recovery and preparation for the match against Singapore," coach Anthony Hudson shared.
With the top spot in Group B, Thailand will face Singapore in the semi-finals of ASEAN Cup 2026. In the remaining semi-finals, Vietnam will meet Malaysia.
The Malaysian team won second place in Group B after a 1-0 victory over the Philippines team in the last match, while the Vietnamese team topped Group A with an unbeaten record.
