Image Credit: Dang Long (Football Tribe Vietnam), VFF
It was to little surprise that the Syrians struggled after six years of inactivity, conceding 38 goals in four matches.
While their campaign started promisingly with a narrow 1-0 defeat to Singapore, the team struggled against hosts Vietnam just two days later in an 11-0 loss.
Similarly lopsided losses against Myanmar (14-0) and Iran (12-0) followed.