What ASEAN Championship History Tells Us About the 2026 Semifinalists

The ASEAN Hyundai Cup 2026 semifinals have produced a fitting 30th-anniversary lineup: Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam and Malaysia are the only four nations ever to win this tournament, and all four are still standing.

That alone gives the knockout stage unusual historical weight.

Thailand enter as the competition’s most successful nation with seven titles and a record 14th semifinal appearance. Singapore remain second on the all-time list with four championships. Defending champions Vietnam are chasing a fourth crown after victories in 2008, 2018 and 2024. Malaysia, the 2010 champions, return to the last four with the same coach who took them to the 2018 final.

The bracket could hardly have been scripted better.

Singapore host Thailand in the first leg on August 15 before the return in Thailand on August 18. Malaysia welcome Vietnam on August 16, with the defending champions hosting the second leg on August 19. The two-legged final follows on August 22 and 26.

History tells us these are not simply four teams having good tournaments.

They are the four national programs that have defined every era of Southeast Asia’s flagship football competition.

The Sports Encounter has followed the 2026 tournament from opening night, when Vietnam opened their title defense with a 7-0 demolition of Timor-Leste, through the final group games that confirmed the knockout picture.

Now the tournament changes completely.

Group-stage momentum still matters, but semifinal football in this competition has always demanded something else: emotional control, away-leg discipline, tactical patience, set-piece nerve and an ability to survive the moments when entire stadiums begin believing.

The 2026 semifinalists have all lived through those moments before.

ASEAN Hyundai Cup 2026 Semifinals at a Glance

Team	2026 Group Finish	ASEAN Titles	Historical Identity	2026 Signal
Thailand	1st, Group B	7	Most successful nation in tournament history	Four wins, 12 points, no goals conceded
Vietnam	1st, Group A	3	Defending champions and modern regional power	13 goals scored, one conceded
Singapore	2nd, Group A	4	Historic knockout specialists	Unbeaten through the group stage
Malaysia	2nd, Group B	1	Dangerous underdog with strong knockout history	Three wins from four group matches

The official ASEAN Championship history confirms that Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam and Malaysia remain the only four countries to have lifted the regional trophy since the tournament began in 1996.

That makes this semifinal field historically unique.

No outsider is left.

Every remaining nation knows what championship football feels like.

The 2026 Semifinal Schedule

Date	Fixture	Stage
August 15, 2026	Singapore vs Thailand	Semifinal, first leg
August 16, 2026	Malaysia vs Vietnam	Semifinal, first leg
August 18, 2026	Thailand vs Singapore	Semifinal, second leg
August 19, 2026	Vietnam vs Malaysia	Semifinal, second leg
August 22, 2026	Semifinal winners	Final, first leg
August 26, 2026	Semifinal winners	Final, second leg

The schedule follows the competition’s long-standing two-leg knockout structure, which has repeatedly produced dramatic tactical swings between first and second legs.

Thailand: History Says the War Elephants Usually Find a Way

Thailand’s record in this competition towers over everyone else.

Seven championships.

Titles in 1996, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2020 and 2022.

Eleven final appearances by the end of 2024.

Now a record 14th semifinal appearance.

No national team has understood ASEAN knockout football more consistently.

That history matters because Thailand’s best tournament teams have rarely depended on one specific generation.

Kiatisuk Senamuang defined the early period.

Chanathip Songkrasin became the face of a later championship cycle.

Teerasil Dangda turned tournament goalscoring into a personal record.

Different coaches have come and gone.

The winning expectation survived.

The 2026 version may be less glamorous but more controlled

Anthony Hudson’s side completed Group B with four victories from four matches.

More strikingly, Thailand did not concede a single goal.

The Sports Encounter documented their progression in Thailand’s 2-0 win over Myanmar, a result that confirmed first place with 12 points.

Earlier, they had beaten Malaysia 2-0 to take control of Group B and then edged the Philippines 1-0 in a match that required considerable patience.

This Thailand team does not need to overwhelm opponents for 90 minutes.

It can wait.

It can manage scorelines.

It can protect the center.

It can survive fatigue.

That may be the most useful profile for a two-legged semifinal.

Thailand’s clean sheets are more important than their goal total

Knockout football often rewards defensive certainty more than attacking volume.

Thailand’s group-stage record tells Singapore something uncomfortable.

No opponent has yet forced Hudson’s side to chase a match from behind.

Thailand have consistently dictated the emotional terms.

When they scored first, the opponent became impatient.

When matches remained level, the War Elephants trusted their structure.

Hudson also managed the final group match intelligently, resting or protecting several players carrying yellow cards while still beating Myanmar.

That is the behavior of a coach already thinking beyond one fixture.

The 2024 final still matters

Thailand’s most recent tournament memory is painful.

Vietnam defeated them 5-3 on aggregate in the 2024 final and won both legs.

The second-leg defeat in Bangkok was particularly significant because Vietnam became the first visiting ASEAN Championship opponent to win at Rajamangala Stadium in the competition since Vietnam themselves did it in the first leg of the 2008 final.

Thailand therefore arrive in 2026 carrying two competing historical forces.

Their long-term record tells them they are the regional standard.

Their most recent final tells them that standard can be challenged.

History lesson for Singapore

Thailand’s semifinal opponents cannot approach the tie as though one good home performance will be enough.

The War Elephants have repeatedly shown an ability to turn difficult first legs around in Bangkok.

The Philippines learned that brutally in 2024.

They beat Thailand 2-1 in the first leg of their semifinal, only for Thailand to win 3-1 after extra time in Bangkok and advance 4-3 on aggregate.

A first-leg lead is useful.

Against Thailand, it has never been a guarantee.

Singapore: Four Titles Prove the Lions Understand Knockout Pressure

Singapore’s modern reputation often undersells their place in ASEAN football history.

Only Thailand have won this tournament more often.

The Lions lifted the trophy in 1998, 2004, 2007 and 2012.

Their strongest teams were rarely the most glamorous in the region.

They were organized, physically prepared and comfortable when matches became ugly.

That identity feels relevant again in 2026.

The 1998 title remains one of the tournament’s defining underdog stories

Singapore’s first championship came in Hanoi against Vietnam.

R. Sasikumar scored the famous goal that supporters still remember as the “Shoulder of God,” delivering a 1-0 final victory and Singapore’s first major international title.

The deeper lesson from that run was not the unusual winning goal.

It was collective belief.

Singapore had topped their group, beaten Indonesia in the semifinal and entered the final as underdogs against the hosts.

They survived the atmosphere.

They trusted their defensive structure.

They did not need to dominate possession to control the game.

That template has appeared repeatedly throughout Singapore’s successful tournament history.

Singapore have already beaten Thailand in two finals

The semifinal pairing carries another historical reminder.

Singapore defeated Thailand in both the 2007 and 2012 finals.

In 2007, the Lions won the first leg 2-1 before Khairul Amri’s late goal in Bangkok sealed a 3-2 aggregate victory.

Five years later, Singapore again defeated Thailand 3-2 on aggregate after taking control with a 3-1 first-leg victory.

Those results occurred in another era.

They still matter psychologically because Singapore do not need to invent a historical case for believing they can eliminate Thailand.

They have done it when the trophy itself was on the line.

The 2026 Lions have rediscovered resilience

Gavin Lee’s side entered the tournament without being widely considered one of the strongest teams in the field.

They leave the group stage unbeaten.

Singapore beat Cambodia and Timor-Leste, then drew with both Vietnam and Indonesia.

The decisive point arrived against Indonesia when Ilhan Fandi equalized in the 66th minute.

The Sports Encounter covered that pressure-filled qualification night in Ilhan Fandi Delivers the Point That Sends Singapore Through.

The performance was revealing.

Indonesia knew only a victory would keep them alive.

They scored first.

Singapore did not panic.

They found an equalizer and then managed the final phase.

That ability to stay emotionally stable is exactly what a two-leg tie against Thailand requires.

Singapore’s biggest danger is allowing the tie to reach Bangkok unresolved

The first leg matters enormously.

Singapore host Thailand on August 15.

The Lions need more than a respectable performance.

They need leverage.

A draw may feel acceptable in isolation.

Historically, taking a level tie into Thailand has often favored the War Elephants.

Singapore’s best chance is to create the same kind of first-leg advantage that helped them beat Thailand in 2007 and 2012.

That does not mean reckless attacking football.

It means finding a way to make Thailand chase the second leg.

Vietnam: The Defending Champions Now Look Like a Dynasty in Formation

Vietnam’s ASEAN Championship history has developed differently from Thailand’s.

Their first title did not arrive until 2008.

The second came a decade later in 2018.

The third followed in 2024.

That sequence suggests something important.

Vietnam have moved from occasional breakthrough champion to consistent regional power.

Their seventh successive semifinal appearance in 2026 strengthens that argument.

The 2008 title changed Vietnamese football history

Vietnam’s first championship was sealed in extraordinary fashion against Thailand.

Lê Công Vinh’s stoppage-time header in the second leg of the final completed a 3-2 aggregate victory.

That moment gave Vietnam their first regional crown and remains one of the competition’s defining images.

The 2018 side under Park Hang-seo then ended another decade-long wait.

Vietnam defeated Malaysia 3-2 on aggregate in the final.

Six years later, Kim Sang-sik’s 2024 team beat Thailand 5-3 on aggregate to claim title No. 3.

The common thread is increasingly clear.

Vietnam have learned how to win two-legged football against the region’s strongest opponents.

The 2026 numbers are frightening

Vietnam finished Group A with 10 points.

They scored 13 goals in four matches.

They conceded only once.

That is the highest attacking total of any semifinalist and one of the strongest defensive records in the competition.

The Sports Encounter has already tracked the key steps.

Vietnam opened with seven goals against Timor-Leste, then delivered one of their strongest tactical performances in a 3-0 win over Indonesia.

They closed the group stage with a 3-1 victory over Cambodia, where Nguyễn Đình Bắc scored twice and the defending champions secured top spot.

That match was more difficult than the final score suggests, which may actually help Vietnam.

They experienced resistance before the knockout stage arrived.

Vietnam no longer need to dominate every minute

This is where modern Vietnam differ from some earlier generations.

They have become comfortable controlling matches without constant possession.

They can press high.

They can defend compactly.

They can punish transitions.

They have goals from multiple areas.

Nguyễn Đình Bắc has emerged as one of the tournament’s defining attackers, while the broader structure around him has remained stable.

That makes them difficult to solve over two legs because Malaysia cannot simply remove one player and expect the attack to disappear.

The second leg being in Vietnam is a huge advantage

Malaysia host the opening game on August 16.

Vietnam host the return on August 19.

That means Malaysia almost certainly need something tangible from the first leg.

A narrow win gives them a platform.

A draw keeps the tie alive.

A home defeat would leave an extremely difficult assignment.

Vietnam have repeatedly shown that they understand how to manage second legs when the emotional pressure shifts toward the opponent.

Malaysia: History Says the Harimau Malaya Are Most Dangerous When Nobody Expects Them

Malaysia enter the semifinal as the least decorated of the four remaining teams.

That description can be misleading.

They have reached four ASEAN Championship finals.

They were runners-up in 1996, 2014 and 2018.

They won the tournament in 2010.

They also reached the semifinals in 2022.

Malaysia’s history is filled with campaigns where expectations were lower than the eventual result.

That should make Vietnam cautious.

The 2010 championship began with survival, not dominance

Malaysia squeezed through the group stage in 2010.

Then everything changed.

Safee Sali scored twice in the first leg of the semifinal against defending champions Vietnam, helping Malaysia eliminate them and reach the final.

They then beat Indonesia 4-2 on aggregate to win the country’s first ASEAN Championship.

That sequence created a recurring Malaysian identity in this competition.

Harimau Malaya do not always need to look like the best team in the tournament from the first match.

They need to remain alive long enough for belief to grow.

Tan Cheng Hoe has already lived this exact pressure

This may be Malaysia’s most interesting historical advantage.

Interim coach Tan Cheng Hoe was part of the staff when Malaysia won the 2010 championship.

He was then head coach in 2018 when Malaysia reached the final.

The opponent in that final?

Vietnam.

Malaysia drew the first leg 2-2 before losing 1-0 in Hanoi, going down 3-2 on aggregate.

Eight years later, Tan gets another opportunity against the same opponent.

He has already described Vietnam as the favorite and Malaysia as the underdog.

That framing suits Malaysia.

The pressure sits almost entirely on the defending champions.

Malaysia’s route through Group B was imperfect but useful

Malaysia won three of their four group matches.

They beat Myanmar, Laos and the Philippines.

Their only defeat came against Thailand.

That 2-0 loss exposed some limitations against the tournament’s most organized side, particularly when Thailand controlled central areas and forced Malaysia to attack from uncomfortable positions.

Yet Malaysia recovered.

The decisive qualification result came against the Philippines, where Pavithran Gunalan headed the only goal.

That win required patience rather than spectacle.

The ability to win 1-0 under qualification pressure is useful preparation for a semifinal.

Pavithran represents the kind of player knockout tournaments often create

The 21-year-old winger scored his first senior international goal in the match that sent Malaysia through.

He also collected his second Hyundai Player of the Match award.

Tournaments frequently produce players who arrive without superstar status and leave as national figures.

Malaysia’s 2010 team experienced that through Safee Sali.

Pavithran is nowhere near that historical level yet.

Still, the pattern is worth watching.

Young players with little psychological baggage can become extremely dangerous when an underdog reaches the knockout rounds.

Singapore vs Thailand: History Says the First Leg Could Decide Everything

On paper, Thailand are clear favorites.

They have won every match in 2026.

They have not conceded.

They have greater depth.

They possess the tournament’s deepest knockout experience.

Singapore’s historical record against Thailand is the reason this tie remains fascinating.

The Lions have beaten Thailand in two ASEAN Championship finals.

Both times, the first leg proved decisive.

In 2007, Singapore took a 2-1 advantage before surviving Bangkok.

In 2012, they won 3-1 at home and protected enough of the cushion in the return.

The lesson is obvious.

Singapore’s home leg cannot become an exercise in damage limitation.

They need to create a problem Thailand must solve.

What Singapore must do

• Protect central areas and prevent Thailand from establishing easy possession around the box.
• Attack quickly when Thailand’s fullbacks advance.
• Use Ilhan Fandi’s physical presence to create second-ball opportunities.
• Turn set pieces into genuine scoring situations.
• Avoid conceding the first goal, which would allow Thailand to control tempo.
• Take some form of advantage into Bangkok.

What Thailand must do

• Keep the first leg emotionally quiet.
• Avoid giving Singapore a momentum-building early goal.
• Trust the defensive structure that produced four group-stage clean sheets.
• Force Singapore to take risks.
• Use the second leg at home as the tie’s gravitational center.

TSE historical lean: Thailand remain favorites, but Singapore’s championship history shows that the Lions become dangerous when they establish first-leg leverage.

Malaysia vs Vietnam: History Gives Both Sides a Reason to Believe

This semifinal carries the richest direct historical echo.

Malaysia eliminated Vietnam in the 2010 semifinals.

Vietnam beat Malaysia in the 2018 final.

The same coach now sits on Malaysia’s bench who led them in that 2018 final.

Vietnam arrive as defending champions.

This is not a blank matchup.

The first leg in Malaysia is everything

Vietnam have scored 13 goals and conceded one in four matches.

Malaysia cannot afford to travel to Vietnam already chasing the tie.

They need the crowd to matter.

They need to limit Vietnam’s transition opportunities.

They need to avoid giving the defending champions an away lead that changes the emotional balance.

Vietnam’s challenge is handling underdog chaos

Malaysia have little to lose.

That can make them tactically unpredictable.

Tan Cheng Hoe can set up conservatively, attack through quick wide transitions and rely on crowd pressure to increase the emotional temperature.

Vietnam’s biggest danger may therefore be assuming that the better group-stage team will automatically control the semifinal.

History says ASEAN knockout football punishes that arrogance.

The 2010 precedent should be inside Vietnam’s preparation

Vietnam entered the 2010 semifinal as defending champions.

Malaysia eliminated them.

That is almost exactly the historical position the teams occupy now.

The personnel are different.

The tournament has changed.

The psychological lesson remains relevant.

Championship status does not protect anyone once the semifinal starts.

TSE historical lean: Vietnam are the stronger team, but Malaysia have already built one championship run by eliminating defending champion Vietnam from this exact stage.

Four Champions, Four Different Knockout Identities

Team	Historical Knockout Trait	2026 Equivalent
Thailand	Ability to recover and dominate second legs	Best defensive record and home return leg
Singapore	Underdog discipline and first-leg leverage	Unbeaten group stage and resilient game management
Vietnam	Growing expertise in two-leg championship football	Defending champions with the strongest attack
Malaysia	Dangerous when expectations are low	Three group wins and underdog freedom

This is what makes the semifinal field compelling.

All four have won the tournament, but none won it the same way.

Thailand represent sustained dominance.

Singapore represent tournament craft.

Vietnam represent the rise of a modern regional power.

Malaysia represent the possibility that knockout football can turn an imperfect group campaign into something historic.

The 30th Anniversary Could Produce a Symbolic Final

The ASEAN Championship began in 1996.

Thailand beat Malaysia 1-0 in the inaugural final.

Thirty years later, those two teams are again alive.

Singapore won the next edition in 1998.

Vietnam then emerged as a champion in 2008.

Malaysia completed the tournament’s exclusive winners’ club in 2010.

Every championship era is represented in the 2026 semifinal bracket.

That creates several historically rich possible finals.

Thailand vs Vietnam

A repeat of the 2022 and 2024 finals.

Thailand won in 2022.

Vietnam answered in 2024.

A 2026 final would become the modern rivalry’s rubber match.

Thailand vs Malaysia

A repeat of the inaugural 1996 final and the 2014 decider.

Thailand won both.

Malaysia would have an opportunity to rewrite two pieces of history at once.

Singapore vs Vietnam

A repeat of the 1998 final, when Singapore stunned Vietnam in Hanoi.

Vietnam have become a very different football nation since then.

The symbolic connection would still be enormous.

Singapore vs Malaysia

A final between the region’s two smaller historical champions.

It would also guarantee that either Singapore ends a 14-year title drought or Malaysia wins for the first time since 2010.

What the 2026 Group Stage Tells Us That History Cannot

History gives context.

Current football decides the tie.

The clearest modern evidence points toward Thailand and Vietnam.

Thailand completed Group B with 12 points and four clean sheets.

Vietnam produced 13 goals while conceding one.

Singapore remained unbeaten but relied more heavily on resilience and game management.

Malaysia advanced with nine points but were already beaten 2-0 by Thailand.

Those numbers place the group winners ahead.

They do not make the semifinals predictable.

Why Two-Leg Ties Change Everything

A group-stage match is a self-contained problem.

A semifinal is 180 minutes of changing incentives.

A team can lose the first leg 1-0 and still feel comfortable.

A home team leading 2-0 may suddenly fear conceding one goal.

A coach can sacrifice attacking ambition for 20 minutes because the real objective is protecting aggregate position.

Substitutions become more strategic.

Yellow cards matter differently.

Game-state management becomes part of the tie itself.

Thailand and Vietnam have the strongest recent experience of handling those situations.

Singapore’s older championship history says the Lions understand them culturally.

Malaysia’s 2010 and 2018 campaigns prove they can become extremely difficult once a knockout tie develops its own rhythm.

TSE Analysis: History Favors Thailand and Vietnam, but It Warns Against Certainty

If we judged the semifinals entirely on 2026 form, the likely final would be Thailand against Vietnam.

That is the cleanest conclusion.

Thailand have conceded nothing.

Vietnam have scored more than anyone.

Both won their groups.

Both host their second legs.

Both carry enormous tournament experience.

History, however, makes the picture less comfortable.

Singapore have twice denied Thailand in finals.

Malaysia have previously knocked defending champions Vietnam out in the semifinal.

Those events did not involve the current players.

They still reveal something about tournament identity.

National teams inherit expectations.

Fans inherit memories.

Coaches use old matches to frame new challenges.

Players walk into stadiums knowing what previous generations achieved.

That can matter when a tie becomes tense.

Thailand Carry the Heaviest Expectation

Seven titles create authority.

They also create pressure.

Thailand are expected to reach finals.

Anything less feels like failure.

Singapore have freedom Thailand do not.

If the first leg remains level deep into the match, the Lions may begin to sense anxiety in their opponents.

That is the psychological space underdogs need.

Vietnam Are Trying to Become the Team That Replaces Thailand at the Top

This may be the tournament’s biggest long-term storyline.

Thailand remain the historical kings.

Vietnam increasingly look like the current standard.

They beat Thailand in the 2024 final.

They have now reached seven consecutive semifinals.

They entered 2026 as defending champions and again won their group.

A second consecutive championship would change the regional hierarchy conversation significantly.

Thailand would still have more trophies.

Vietnam would have the stronger recent era.

Singapore Are Playing With Historical House Money

The Lions have already exceeded many preseason expectations.

They survived a difficult group.

They did not lose.

They removed Indonesia from the tournament.

Now they face the most successful side in ASEAN Championship history.

That makes them dangerous.

They are not carrying Thailand’s burden.

A free opponent is often harder to control than a frightened one.

Malaysia Have the Most Familiar Underdog Story of All

Tan Cheng Hoe’s public message is simple.

Vietnam are favorites.

Malaysia have nothing to lose.

That statement is tactical psychology as much as honesty.

It removes responsibility from his players and transfers expectation onto Vietnam.

Malaysia’s greatest ASEAN Championship success came from exactly that kind of position.

In 2010 they survived the group stage, eliminated defending champions Vietnam and won the trophy.

History does not repeat on command.

Sometimes it provides the most useful emotional script available.

TSE Semifinal Predictions

Singapore vs Thailand

Prediction: Thailand to advance.

Singapore are resilient enough to make the first leg difficult and their history against Thailand deserves respect.

Thailand’s current defensive stability, depth and second-leg home advantage still give the War Elephants the stronger overall position.

A Singapore first-leg win would change the tie dramatically.

Malaysia vs Vietnam

Prediction: Vietnam to advance.

Malaysia should create a much harder contest than the raw group statistics suggest, particularly at home.

Vietnam’s attacking range, defensive organization and second-leg advantage make the defending champions the safer pick across 180 minutes.

The Final Four Could Not Represent ASEAN Championship History Better

Thailand have seven titles.

Singapore have four.

Vietnam have three.

Malaysia have one.

Combined, the four 2026 semifinalists account for every ASEAN Championship ever won.

That gives this knockout stage a depth beyond current rankings or group tables.

The tournament’s past is not sitting in a museum.

It is playing again.

Thailand are trying to restore the hierarchy that Vietnam challenged in 2024.

Vietnam are trying to prove their latest championship was the beginning of sustained dominance.

Singapore are trying to reconnect with the knockout identity that once made them Southeast Asia’s second-most successful side.

Malaysia are trying to rediscover the underdog edge that delivered their only title.

The matches begin August 15.

By August 19, only two of these four histories will still have a chance to add another chapter.

The Sports Encounter’s view is that Thailand and Vietnam deserve to be favorites, but the deeper history of this tournament gives Singapore and Malaysia exactly the kind of evidence underdogs need: both have already beaten these opponents when the stakes were even higher.

Fans can follow the official semifinal schedule, results and tournament information through ASEAN United FC’s official Hyundai Cup hub.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who are the ASEAN Championship 2026 semifinalists?

Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam and Malaysia have qualified for the ASEAN Hyundai Cup 2026 semifinals.

What are the ASEAN Championship 2026 semifinal matchups?

Singapore face Thailand, while Malaysia take on defending champions Vietnam.

When is Singapore vs Thailand?

Singapore host the first leg on August 15, 2026. Thailand host the return leg on August 18.

When is Malaysia vs Vietnam?

Malaysia host Vietnam in the first leg on August 16, 2026, with the second leg in Vietnam on August 19.

Which country has won the most ASEAN Championships?

Thailand hold the record with seven titles, won in 1996, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2020 and 2022.

How many ASEAN Championship titles have Singapore won?

Singapore have won four championships, in 1998, 2004, 2007 and 2012.

How many ASEAN Championship titles have Vietnam won?

Vietnam have won three titles, in 2008, 2018 and 2024. They enter the 2026 semifinals as defending champions.

How many ASEAN Championship titles have Malaysia won?

Malaysia have won the tournament once, in 2010. They were also runners-up in 1996, 2014 and 2018.

How did Thailand qualify for the 2026 semifinals?

Thailand won all four Group B matches, finished with 12 points and did not concede a goal.

How did Vietnam qualify for the 2026 semifinals?

Vietnam won Group A with 10 points, scored 13 goals and conceded only once across four matches.

Did Singapore lose a match in the group stage?

No. Singapore completed Group A unbeaten with wins over Cambodia and Timor-Leste and draws against Vietnam and Indonesia.

Has Malaysia ever eliminated Vietnam in the ASEAN Championship?

Yes. Malaysia eliminated defending champions Vietnam in the 2010 semifinals before going on to win the tournament.

Has Singapore ever beaten Thailand in an ASEAN Championship final?

Yes. Singapore defeated Thailand 3-2 on aggregate in both the 2007 and 2012 finals.

When is the ASEAN Championship 2026 final?

The two-legged final is scheduled for August 22 and August 26, 2026.