Businesses and organizations have announced rewards worth billions of dong (VND1 billion = US$39,000) for Vietnam’s national football team following their victory in the 2024 ASEAN Cup final.

As soon as the Vietnamese national team had secured their third championship title with a 5-3 aggregate win at Thailand's Rajamangala stadium on the evening of January 5, local football fans flooded the streets to raucously celebrate the home team’s victory at the 2024 ASEAN Cup.

In a historic achievement, Vietnam defeated Thailand in both legs of the 2024 AFF Cup final, marking their third championship win and rewriting tournament history.

Only 70 tickets were allowed to be sold to Vietnamese supporters for the first match between the Vietnam and Singapore national football teams at the 6,000-seat Jalan Besar Stadium, but all 70 supporters saw Vietnam take the advantage in the ASEAN Cup semis with a 2-0 win.

Vietnam were crowned as the well-deserved champions of the ASEAN Cup final after beating Thailand 3-2 in the second leg to secure their third title with a 5-3 aggregate score at Thailand's home ground,

Singapore has not reached an ASEAN Championship final since 2012. Singapore's Hariss Harun chases down Vietnam's Nguyen Hoang Duc in the second leg of the 2024 ASEAN Championship semi-final at Phu Tho stadium in Vietnam, Dec 29, 2024. (Photo: CNA/Matthew Mohan)

In what was expected to be an ASEAN Championship final that would go down to the wire, the drama of extra-time and penalties ultimately was not required. Nonetheless, that did not stop the two finalists from combining to produce a sheer heart-stopper on Sunday -- as Vietnam prevailed in an epic second leg with a 3-2 win over Thailand at Bangkok's Rajamangala Stadium to win their third regional crown with a 5-3 aggregate triumph.

Supachok Sarachat's controversial and tricky goal sparked heated debate among Thai football fans after the second leg of the 2024 ASEAN Cup final between Vietnam and Thailand.