Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia only played one friendly match each before the Asian Cup, while Indonesia played three, and they also got to train in Turkey. They lost all three matches, twice against Libya and once at the hands of Iran.
“However, Indonesia still have more strengths than the other three [Southeast Asian] teams, including the number of friendly matches played, which helped head coach Shin Tae-yong evaluate the squad better,” CNN Indonesia wrote.
The news site pointed out that Vietnam and Thailand were not well prepared for the Asian Cup.
Vietnam only played one friendly match…
