Despite losing the first leg to Vietnam, coach Masatada Ishii remains optimistic, preparing Thailand for a potential penalty shootout in the ASEAN Cup final’s decisive match.

An ASEAN Cup 2024 victory at Viet Tri Stadium on Thursday night puts Vietnam a leg up on defending champion Thailand heading to the final’s second leg at Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok on Sunday.

The first leg of the 2024 ASEAN Cup final between Vietnam and Thailand is scheduled to take place at 8:00 PM on January 2 at Viet Tri Stadium, which is considered a much highly anticipated match of two of Southeast Asia’s top teams.

Naturalized striker Nguyen Xuan Son is confident of scoring in the ASEAN Cup 2024 final’s second leg, aiming to propel Vietnam to victory over Thailand.

All 47,000 tickets for the 2024 ASEAN Cup second-leg final between Vietnam and Thailand were sold out by noon on Thursday, three days before the match at Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok.

Naturalized striker Nguyen Xuan Son scored a brace for Vietnam after missing many chances in the first half, before Chalermsak Aukkee got one back for Thailand.

Only 70 tickets were allowed to be sold to Vietnamese supporters for the first match between the Vietnam and Singapore national football teams at the 6,000-seat Jalan Besar Stadium, but all 70 supporters saw Vietnam take the advantage in the ASEAN Cup semis with a 2-0 win.

Hundreds of people booked tours to Thailand right on the night of Jan. 2 to watch the second leg of the ASEAN Cup football final.

No tickets for the ASEAN Championship semi-final match between Singapore and Vietnam will be sold on the day of the match, the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) announced on .

Naturalized striker Nguyen Xuan Son struck a brace, helping hosts Vietnam secure a 2-1 victory over Thailand in the first leg of the ASEAN Cup 2024 finals at Viet Tri Stadium on January 2 evening.