Vietnam often enters the final when they are in the same group as Thailand

Vietnam attended the SEA Games for the first time in 1995 as a national team, before the congress changed its format to U23 from 2001. The rate of Vietnam's finals through 14 participations is 50%. The winning rate in the final is 28.5%.

Vietnam has a total of seven times in the group with Thailand in 1995, 1999, 2003, 2009, 2015, 2017 and 2019. The team reached the final five times and won one of them, in 2019. Thailand also reached the final. five times with a winning record in 1995, 1999, 2003, 2015 and 2017.

In the five finals, Vietnam lost to Thailand three times, including 0-4 in 1995, 0-2 in 1999 and 1-2 in extra time in 2003. In 2009, the team lost to Malaysia 0-1 despite controlling the world. battle for the most part. In 2019, the team defeated Indonesia 3-0 to win the SEA Games gold medal for the first time.

At the 2015 SEA Games, Vietnam lost 1-3 to Thailand in the group stage, then lost 1-2 to Myanmar in the semi-finals before beating Indonesia 5-0 to win the bronze medal. Two years later, Vietnam lost to Thailand 0-3 and was eliminated from the group stage despite possessing a group of talented players. In 2019, Vietnam paid off its debt when eliminating Thailand from the group stage after a 2-2 draw.

When not in the same group as Thailand, Vietnam has two more finals in the SEA Games, in 2005 (losing to Thailand 0-3) and 2022 (winning Thailand 1-0).

Thailand has the most achievements in men's football at the SEA Games with 16 gold medals. Following is Malaysia with 6 times, while Myanmar has 5 times.

After the draw for the 2023 SEA Games group on the afternoon of April 5, Vietnam was in Group B with Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Laos. The matches will take place on April 30, May 3, May 6, May 8 and May 11 at Prince Stadium in Phnom Penh.

The competition for two tickets to the semi-finals is considered a competition between Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia. In the past, Vietnam has faced Thailand 11 times in the SEA Games with one win, four draws and six losses. The team scored eight and conceded 21 goals. With Malaysia, Vietnam also faced 11 matches with the rate of winning seven and losing four, scoring 21 and conceding 13 goals.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) said that U22 Vietnam is expected to gather from April 17 in Ba Ria - Vung Tau and go to Cambodia on April 26, with the goal of defending the gold medal.