The pair have secured safe passage through to the semi-finals as they cannot be caught at the top of group B.

Vietnam currently occupy pole position on goal difference after a resounding 6-0 win against bottom of the table Timor-Leste.

Huỳnh Như opened the scoring for Vietnam after 11 minutes before Ngân Thị Vạn Sự doubled the lead 20 minutes later.

Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Dung converted a penalty in the 37^th minute as the game was rapidly getting out of hand.

Huỳnh made it four moments before the break with a cool finish.

Second-half goals from Ngân and Trần Thị Thùy Trang in the 73^rd and 85^th minute, respectively, ended the rout.

Myanmar sealed a comfortable 3-1 win against Laos in the Philippines.

They went 3-0 up thanks to a Panatida own goal, and finishes from Khin Marlar Tun and July Kyaw before Aphtsala pulled one back for Laos in the 66^th minute.

However, the Myanmar defence tightened up and closed out the key victory.

Vietnam and Myanmar are scheduled to go head-to-head on the final day of group stage action on July 13 to fight for first place.

Prior to that, however, is the culmination of group A tomorrow.

The Philippines have already secured their qualification to the knockout rounds but Australia Under-23s and Thailand are both in with a chance of finishing second.

Thailand have a three-point advantage but face the hosts who are in fine form while Australia meet already eliminated Malaysia.

Indonesia and Singapore are also set to meet in a dead rubber.