Southeast Asian fans collectively reacted to Vietnam's 2-3 defeat against Indonesia in the Asian quarterfinals.

Southeast Asian fans had numerous remarks regarding the quarterfinal clash between Vietnam's and Indonesia's futsal teams.

The Vietnam futsal team officially exited the 2026 Asian futsal quarterfinals after losing to Indonesia with an aggregate score of 2-3.

Indonesia started stronger with a goal in the 4th minute. In fact, the home team controlled the match better overall. At the 11th minute, Đa Hải’s mistake losing the ball in their own half allowed the hosts to extend the lead to 2-0. Meanwhile, Vietnam missed many scoring chances despite multiple one-on-one opportunities against the opposing goalkeeper.

In the second half, Vietnam’s futsal team accelerated and regained control. Their efforts paid off with a goal cutting the deficit to 1-2 at the 25th minute. Châu Đoàn Phát assisted and Đa Hải finished accurately, beating goalkeeper Habibie. However, the celebration was short-lived as Indonesia quickly scored again, making it 3-1. In the final minutes, Đa Hải scored once more to reduce the gap, but it was not enough.

After the match, Southeast Asian fans unanimously acknowledged that Indonesia deserved to advance to the semifinals.

"Indonesia’s futsal has developed rapidly; it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say they are currently the best in Southeast Asia." "Indonesia played excellently and truly earned their spot to advance." "When it comes to futsal, Indonesia is clearly the leader in the continent."

"It’s obvious Vietnam didn’t play as well as Indonesia in this match." "Indonesia’s goalkeeper was very focused throughout."

"Vietnam performed very well in the second half but failed to capitalize on chances. Congratulations to Indonesia for progressing."

"Vietnam’s players were too inexperienced in handling situations, whereas Indonesia played very carefully and smartly."

"Vietnam also lost to Indonesia with a similar score in 2024."

"Vietnam improved in the second half compared to the first, but Indonesia’s class remains the key factor. Congratulations to Indonesia for reaching the semifinals against Japan."

"If only Vietnam had played like they did in the second half from the start, congratulations to Indonesia on reaching the semifinals."

Thus, the two semifinal matchups have been confirmed as Indonesia vs Japan and Iran vs Iraq.