The unfancied Singapore national team won the tournament by a 1–0 victory against Vietnam in the finals to take their first title.

This tournament was marred by unsportsmanlike conduct in a match between Thailand and Indonesia during the group stage.

However, both teams also knew that the winners of the match would face hosts Vietnam in the semi-finals, while the losing team would face surprise group winners Singapore, who were perceived to be easier opposition, and would also avoid the inconvenience of moving their team's training base from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi for the semi-finals.

[1][2] The first half saw little action, with both teams barely making any attempt to score.

[2] FIFA subsequently fined both teams $40,000 for "violating the spirit of the game" [sic], while Mursyid was banned from domestic football for one year and from international football for life.