Southeast Asian fans: "Vietnam team will defeat Thailand"

(Dan Tri) - Many Southeast Asian fans believe that the Vietnamese team will defeat Thailand after two matches in the 2024 AFF Cup final to win the tournament for the third time.

*The first leg of the 2024 AFF Cup final between Vietnam and Thailand will take place at 8:00 p.m. tonight (January 2), at Viet Tri Stadium ( Phu Tho ). Dan Tri will report this match live.

"The final will be a performance of two players named Son on opposite sides of the battle line. Gustavson of Thailand will play against Nguyen Xuan Son of Vietnam (foreign name is Rafaelson). This will be an exciting match. But I believe that the Vietnamese team will win against Thailand and win the AFF Cup 2024", Mursalim Sapar from Indonesia commented on the Asean Football page before the first leg of the AFF Cup 2024 final between Vietnam and Thailand taking place at Viet Tri Stadium (Phu Tho) tonight (8:00 p.m. on January 2).

Vietnam is rated higher than Thailand by Southeast Asian fans in the final of the AFF Cup 2024 (Photo: Manh Quan).

Both Vietnam and Thailand have shown their class to qualify for the AFF Cup finals by defeating tough opponents in the group stage and semi-finals. Vietnam took the top spot in Group B with 10 points after four matches, then went on to defeat Singapore in the semi-finals with a 5-1 aggregate score. Coach Kim Sang Sik and his team have scored 16 goals and conceded three in their last six matches. Meanwhile, Thailand took the top spot in Group A, but lost to the Philippines 1-2 in the first leg of the semi-finals. In the second leg of the semi-finals, the "War Elephants" won a thrilling 3-1 victory (winning 2-1 in regulation time and scoring one more goal in extra time), thereby winning 4-3 overall to qualify for the semi-finals. Coach Masatada Ishii's team scored 22 goals but conceded seven in their six matches. That's why many Southeast Asian fans believe that the Vietnamese team is rated higher in the second consecutive time meeting the "War Elephants" in the AFF Cup final.

Thailand hopes to surpass Vietnam to set a record of 3 consecutive AFF Cup championships (Photo: Siam Sport).

"I'm Thai, but I have to admit that this year the Vietnamese team is much better than Thailand, they will win the championship," Thai account Chaiwut Chairerk admitted before the first leg of the final between the two teams. "I hope the Vietnamese team will be happy with this tournament, you will win against Thailand in the final. Good luck," Indonesian account Nganu Yedi expressed. "The Vietnamese team is very strong in the final of this tournament. They have an excellent Brazilian striker. It is a team with a very cohesive team and is hard to beat," Thai account Wan-Anusorn Juapmee also commented. "I cheer for the Vietnamese team because Vietnamese girls are very pretty and love football. They are so cute in the stands," account Wachirapol Chantana shared. "The final between Vietnam and Thailand is always the best match ever," account Aaron Nguyen emphasized. "I am Singaporean, I fully support Vietnam to win the championship. Because I am preparing to travel to Vietnam," said account Ciel Orillo Talledo. "The duel between dragon and elephant. This match is very exciting. Both teams deserve respect," said account T Bone of Malaysia. "Vietnam will beat Thailand 2-1 in the first leg of the final," account Bousoun predicted the result of the match at Viet Tri Stadium tonight.

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