Chinese media collectively spoke out when Vietnam's national team secured a ticket to the Asian Cup finals.

Chinese media collectively reported on the incident where Vietnam's national team was awarded a 3-0 win over Malaysia, thereby officially securing a spot in the 2027 Asian Cup finals.

Sina Sport published a noteworthy article about the Asian Football Confederation's penalty against the Malaysian national team, which completely altered the situation in the group stage of the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers.

"The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) ruled that Malaysia would lose both matches with a score of 0-3, thereby helping Vietnam advance in the Asian Cup," Sina wrote.

The article emphasized that this penalty caused Malaysia's points to sharply drop from 15 to 9, while Vietnam's national team was raised from 12 to 15 points. With only one match remaining in the group stage and only the top team advancing, Vietnam has officially qualified for the 2027 Asian Cup finals, while Malaysia is forced to stop.

Sina assessed this as a major turning point for Group F, and also stated that AFC's decision not only affected the professional results but also created a significant impact on the image and reputation of Malaysian football in the regional arena.

Meanwhile, Sohu published an article with the headline: "AFC executed an excellent rescue! Vietnam's national team revived and secured a direct ticket to the Asian Cup finals."

This outlet commented: "A dramatic reversal just occurred in Asian football. Vietnam's men's national football team, after a heavy defeat in the Asian Cup qualifiers, not only gained 3 points due to a penalty decision from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), but also surpassed Malaysia to officially secure a ticket to the AFC Asian Cup 2027 finals."