[2] Ian Araneta's hat trick in a 5–0 win over Timor-Leste was a significant factor in securing the Philippines' qualification to the tournament proper, since they, Laos, and Cambodia were tied in points.

Palami gathered both local-based players and foreigners of Filipino descent alike to form a squad and focused on the team's defense.

These were Ian Araneta, Aly Borromeo, Emelio Caligdong, Roel Gener, Anton del Rosario, Peter Jaugan and Chris Greatwich.

[5] This result ended the Philippines' eleven-match losing streak to Singapore, which dates back to the former's heavy 0–5 loss at the 1972 President's Cup in South Korea.

Phil Younghusband experienced a stomachache throughout the game, reportedly due to something he ate during his team's breakfast earlier the same day.

[10] The Philippines was the first team to have a close chance to score in the 18th minute, when the Vietnamese defenders failed to avert a corner kick by Phil Younghusband.

[9] Phil Younghusband scored the Philippines' second goal when he made a low shot on Vietnam's side of the pitch that Dương Hồng Sơn could not keep out.

[11] Immediately after the match, Vietnam's coach Henrique Calisto refused to shake hands with his Philippine counterpart Simon McMenemy.

[14] Unable to withstand immense pressure from Indonesian fans, the Philippines ended their fairytale journey after losing both legs without scoring a single goal.

Musñgi managed to secure the rights for free, relying on the fact that it was the first time that a Philippine broadcaster would cover the tournament.

[1] The Philippine national football team paid an official courtesy call with then-President Benigno Aquino III at the Malacañang Palace in Manila who congratulated them for their performance in the championship.

[24] Eventually this culminated in even greater success: qualification for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, which was the first major tournament in the country's football history.

[29] This led to an eight-year "dark age" of Vietnamese football, culminating in back-to-back group stage exits in the 2012 edition and the 2013 Sea Games.

In fact, in their home match, Vietnam failed to create notable chances against Afghanistan, and could have lost if their opponents were more clinical.

Only after the successful performance of the youth team in the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship and emergence of new talents from this competition did Vietnamese football start to reclaim its place, marking the end of eight years of darkness.