Indonesian media still places faith in the possibility of this country's team winning the first place in Group A of the ASEAN Cup 2026, despite just suffering a defeat against Vietnam.
Many articles analyzing the scenarios for the next round suggest that Indonesia must defeat Singapore in the final match if they want to win a ticket to the semi-finals. Besides, the archipelago team also needs to wait for the Vietnamese team not to overcome Cambodia at My Dinh Stadium.
According to calculations, if Indonesia wins against Singapore, while Vietnam only draws against Cambodia, the representative of the land of ten thousand islands will finish the group stage with 9 points to rise to the top of Group A. At that time, Vietnam will have 8 points and rank second.
However, Indonesian media also admitted that this scenario is not easy to happen. Although the Vietnamese team just drew with Singapore in the previous match, coach Kim Sang Sik's team is still rated higher than Cambodia thanks to home advantage and squad quality.
The last match of Group A of the ASEAN Cup 2026 will take place simultaneously with two matches between Vietnam and Cambodia and Indonesia as guests at Singapore's stadium.
Currently, Vietnam and Singapore have 7 points after three matches, while Indonesia is third with 6 points. The competition for two tickets to the semi-finals is therefore still undecided before the decisive match.
