Historically, Thailand and Vietnam have always regarded each other as rivals. In recent years, Vietnamese football has continually achieved significant accomplishments. This has led to more intense “battles” between fans from both sides.
In the semi-final match of the AFF Cup that concluded on the evening of December 23, the Vietnam national team lost 0-2 to their Thai opponents. As a result, football fans from both sides reacted differently.
Vietnamese fans were “hunting” for the referee due to the unreasonable decisions made during the match. Meanwhile, Thai fans decided to invade the “den” of Vietnamese football to taunt.
On our football fan pages, Thai supporters continuously posted images and comments expressing their overwhelming glee. The images ranged from ordinary mockery to offensive and insulting content shared by Thai fans in their posts. This caused Vietnamese fans to become furious, retaliating with insults, leading to chaos on Vietnamese football fan pages.
Comments from Thai netizens include:
“From now on, Vietnamese fans should stay silent, it’s a painful loss.”
“What level is Vietnam to compare with the Thai national team now? What was shown on the field speaks for itself.”
“Vietnam plays football unprofessionally, not fitting for a big team in Asia. Their players are also poor, not good role models for children. They only wish to win, lack spirit, blame others for their loss without self-reflection, it’s shameful.”
“Vietnam, go home.”
“Thailand has helped restore order in Southeast Asian football. Vietnam shouldn’t blame others as they lost to themselves.”
Assistant Coach Park Hang-seo made a statement after the match, with the last four words making everyone feel heartbroken!