Vietnam’s negotiators are still working on the terms of the tariff deal with their US counterparts, more than two weeks after it was first announced by US President Donald Trump.

Even before a ball was kicked at the ASEAN U-23 Championship - officially known as the ASEAN U-23 Mandiri Cup 2025 - there was already a suspicion that it might be just three out of the ten competing nations that would be legitimate title contenders.