There is a lot of history between the two teams with regular meetings in Southeast Asian tournaments.

Two years ago, the two teams were drawn in the same group of the AFC U-20 Futsal Championship, where they settled for a 1-1 draw, but the inaugural edition was a bitter memory for the Vietnamese side as they missed out on the knockout stage.

The tug-of-war continued in the ASEAN Zone Qualifiers last December as Vietnam bounced back from a goal down to salvage a 3-3 draw with Indonesia.

With the identity of the last eight teams confirmed following the conclusion of Matchday Two on Saturday, the final round of matches on Sunday were to determine the quarter-final lineup.

Japan, who defeated Tajikistan 3-1 in their opening match, will play Group D runners-up Iraq in the quarter-finals, while Vietnam will face Indonesia.

Despite having sealed their places in the quarter-finals, both teams began brightly as they went in search of an early goal.

Indonesia will face the Group C runners-up - either Japan or Vietnam - with Iraq to play the group winners.

With their places in the knockout rounds confirmed after both teams had beaten Chinese Taipei, Sunday's tie was to decide the group winners.

Iran, who are looking to defend the title won in 2017, will face Lebanon in the quarter-finals while Afghanistan will take on Group B winners Thailand on Tuesday.

Thailand will go up against the runners-up of Group A, either Islamic Republic of Iran or Afghanistan, who play later on Sunday, while Lebanon will take on the victors of that tie in Tuesday's quarter-finals.

Hong Kong entered the Finals as a replacement for Saudi Arabia following their withdrawal from the tournament, and many would have assumed defending champions IR Iran would cruise to an easy victory, but Chan Fei Tat’s side displayed exemplary fighting spirit.