After a whirlwind fortnight, the ASEAN Championship -- officially known as the ASEAN Hyundai Cup 2026 -- is down to its final round of group stage matches.
Remarkably, no team has qualified for the semifinals yet -- meaning there will be plenty of drama as things go down to the wire.
Here, we take a look at what Vietnam, Singapore and Indonesia need in order to advance from Group A with Cambodia and Timor-Leste already eliminated, as well as in Group B with Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar and Philippines still in the hunt, while Laos are no longer in the running.
GROUP A
Vietnam
Tied at the top of Group A with Singapore on seven points, Vietnam only need a draw at home to already-eliminated Cambodia to progress. Victory would almost guarantee top spot.
There is a slim chance that Vietnam could miss out in the unlikely event of a loss at their very own Mỹ Đình National Stadium, coupled with an Indonesia win over Singapore.
That scenario would see Vietnam and Singapore vying for second spot level on seven points and with the head-to-head tiebreaker negated by the 0-0 draw between the two teams. It would then go down to goal difference, which Vietnam are currently superior to Singapore by seven -- meaning it would take an unthinkable massive loss to the Cambodians for them to miss out.
Should the Vietnamese lose while Singapore and Indonesia draw, Vietnam will be tied on seven points with the Indonesians but will prevail on their head-to-head record following Monday's impressive 3-0 victory in Bogor.
Singapore
The equation is relatively straightforward for Singapore. Avoid defeat at Jalan Besar Stadium on Friday and they are through.
They could still finish top although it is a remote prospect given it will require either Vietnam losing to Cambodia, or them claiming a massive victory over the Indonesians.
A loss would almost certainly eliminate the Lions given their inferior goal difference to the Vietnamese.
Indonesia
Trailing both Vietnam and Singapore by a point, victory over the latter would secure their place in the semifinals. Lose and they are out.
Even if Vietnam suffer defeat at home to Cambodia, a draw still would not be enough for Indonesia as they lost their head-to-head encounter even if the two teams finish level on seven points.
GROUP B
Thailand
Surprisingly, Thailand are not yet through despite their perfect record of three wins so far - but it would take a minor disaster for them to miss out.
A draw will guarantee their progress -- as well as top spot -- but a shock loss at home to Myanmar could see them dragged into a three-way tie on nine points - which would then take it to the head-to-head record between the trio in question.
Malaysia
Currently sitting second and one of two teams on six points, Malaysia are in a peculiar situation where even a win would not automatically guarantee their progress but a draw could still be enough.
Basically, it could all be affected by the result of the Thailand-Myanmar clash but Harimau Malaya simply need to give themselves the best possible chance by defeating Philippines.
Myanmar
Also on six points in Group B, victory over Thailand at Rajamangala Stadium would see them move level with the War Elephants at the top and hand them the superior head-to-head record.
Nonetheless, should Malaysia beat Philiippines, it would mean a trio will be tied on nine points and bring in a three-way head-to-head tie-breaker, with Thailand having beaten Malaysia 2-0 while Malaysia have a 2-1 win over Myanmar at present.
A draw could still be enough depending on the other result, while there is also another scenario where they could still progress despite losing -- if Philippines beat Malaysia to leave three teams tied on six points in second place, but with Myanmar still boasting the best head-to-head goal difference.
Philippines
With just three points to their names, Philippines must beat Malaysia at Kuala Lumpur Stadium to stand any chance of qualifying.
Should Myanmar lose, it would leave them, Philippines and Malaysia tied on six points and with one win each in the three-way head-to-head record, which would then see goal difference come into play.
In short, Philippines must win -- and try to win as big as possible.
