Review
The 2022 AFF Championship confirmed what many observers of this football-mad region of 650 million people have known for much of the past decade: that Thailand and Vietnam are clearly at the top of the tree. But the burning question remains: can either of them become genuine continental forces and qualify for the 2026 World Cup?
Fans in the Land of Smiles won’t be worrying about that just yet as they relish another deserved