Indonesian newspaper points out factors that helped Vietnam defeat Thailand and win the AFF Cup

(Dan Tri) - CNN Indonesia believes that winning against Thailand in the first leg of the AFF Cup final will be the key to helping the Vietnamese team win the AFF Cup championship.

The Vietnamese team is just one step away from winning the 2024 AFF Cup when it faces Thailand in the final. In the past, the Vietnamese team has only won 3/29 matches against Thailand.

Báo Indonesia nêu yếu tố giúp tuyển Việt Nam hạ Thái Lan, vô địch AFF Cup - 1 — The Vietnamese team needs to win the first leg of the final against Thailand (Photo: Minh Quan).

However, the "Golden Star Warriors" once overcame this opponent to win the 2008 AFF Cup. In that year's tournament, we won 2-1 in the first leg in Thailand. Then, coach Henrique Calisto's team drew 1-1 with their opponent at home at My Dinh Stadium. CNN Indonesia believes that the key to helping the Vietnamese team win the AFF Cup was winning against Thailand in the first leg of the final. The Indonesian newspaper commented: "The match between Vietnam and Thailand is considered the dream final of the AFF Cup 2024. Both teams played extremely impressively and overcame many obstacles to reach the final. The first leg of the final has a decisive voice in the outcome of this match. According to statistics, out of the 8 teams that won the first leg of the final, 7 teams were crowned champions. There was only one exception in 2016. Indonesia won 2-1 against Thailand in the first leg of the final but then lost 0-2 on the opponent's field.

Báo Indonesia nêu yếu tố giúp tuyển Việt Nam hạ Thái Lan, vô địch AFF Cup - 2 — CNN Indonesia rated the Vietnamese team as the most impressive at the 2024 AFF Cup (Photo: Thanh Dong).

If the first leg ends in a draw, the away team will likely be crowned champions. The Vietnamese team won the 2018 AFF Cup after a draw in the match on Malaysia's field. Similarly, Thailand also won the 2022 AFF Cup after a draw on the Vietnamese team's field. On the way to the final, the Vietnamese team was more impressive than Thailand. The "Golden Dragons" still maintained an unbeaten record in the tournament, while Thailand suffered a defeat against the Philippines. However, the "War Elephants" hold the record of winning the championship 7 times, while the Vietnamese team has only won the championship 2 times". The first leg of the 2024 AFF Cup final between the Vietnamese team and Thailand will take place at Viet Tri Stadium ( Phu Tho ) at 8:00 p.m. today (January 2).