Vietnam fixtures: Malaysia on 5 October and group results

Vietnam fixtures and results · updated 10 October 2026

Vietnam’s senior men finished the 2026 FIFA ASEAN Cup in fourth place after losing 0–1 to Malaysia on 5 October. Earlier, they finished second in Group B with a 1–0 win over the Philippines, a 0–2 defeat by Thailand and a 4–2 win over Pakistan. The bronze-final result was checked against VFF’s report on 10 October 2026. The 16:00 time at Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta shown below is the published FIFA schedule time; Jakarta and Vietnam both use UTC+7.

Vietnam’s four-match tournament total: two wins, two defeats, five goals scored and five conceded. This directly adds the four scores in the table, covering three group games and the bronze final; it is neither a group points table nor the full tournament ranking.

What do the three group matches show?

KBVN+ comparison: Adding the three confirmed results gives Vietnam two wins, one defeat, six points, five goals scored and four conceded, for a goal difference of +1. This is a calculation of Vietnam’s own results, rather than a full group table or a prediction for Malaysia. VFF confirmed second place after the Pakistan game.

Đình Bắc’s 25th-minute goal settled the opening win over the Philippines. Vietnam did not score against Thailand; coach Kim Sang Sik said they failed to convert second-half chances. Against Pakistan, Vietnam went 0–1 down before scoring all four goals after halftime through Hai Long, Hoàng Đức, Đình Bắc and Williams Minh Hoàng. Protecting a one-goal lead in the first match and coming from behind in the last were different circumstances.

The useful distinction is the variation in attacking output: five total goals do not mean Vietnam scored consistently in every match. VFF’s report describes a positive impact from personnel changes against Pakistan. Before the Malaysia match, one game could not establish whether Vietnam would use the same lineup or produce the same outcome. That is a limit of the pre-match analysis, rather than a current prediction. Read the Vietnam–Pakistan 4–2 match report and Kim Sang Sik’s post-match assessment.

Bronze-final result and pre-match context

Before the 5 October match, the Pakistan game on 2 October and Malaysia fixture were three calendar days apart, with two full days without a match in between: 3 and 4 October. Kim Sang Sik said at the time that the staff would continue checking fitness and consider opportunities for players who had featured less. That pre-match statement did not confirm a starting lineup, a rotation decision or absences; it does not describe the current squad situation.

The bronze final on 5 October is complete: Malaysia beat Vietnam 1–0, leaving Vietnam fourth, according to VFF. Read the Vietnam–Malaysia 0–1 match report and Vietnam team news and fixtures. This update has not verified the date, time or opponent for the next match. The Vietnam–Malaysia viewing guide is archived pre-match information, rather than confirmation of replay availability.

Reading the old schedule graphic and squad updates

The image at the top is VFF’s original group-stage schedule, rather than a results table or a photograph of the bronze final. The table above adds all four confirmed results, including the bronze final. The Philippines game had been listed for 19:30, but VFF reported a delay of about 30 minutes because of heavy rain; the old scheduled time should not be treated as the actual kickoff.

VFF confirmed on 30 September that Phạm Gia Hưng had left the squad for family reasons. That announcement did not confirm when he would return to the squad.

VFF confirmed on 27 September that Xuân Son had suffered a hamstring injury, could not continue at the tournament and was expected to need four to six weeks to recover. That is an estimate, rather than a confirmed return-to-play date. Read the Xuân Son injury update and follow Vietnam team news and fixtures.

VFF’s 1 October assessment of Le Giang Patrik’s elbow belongs to the context before Pakistan. The 2 October match report records him in goal when Pakistan opened the scoring; the older pending assessment should not describe selection for a match that has finished. See the archived Vietnam–Pakistan schedule and viewing guide and Vietnam’s 0–2 defeat by Thailand.

Earlier match context

The Thailand–Vietnam preview for 29 September and original Philippines preview are retained as context written before those completed fixtures. Read what Vietnam needed to improve after the Philippines win.

These fixtures concern the senior men, not Vietnam’s women or U23 side.