Vietnam National Team is about to know their opponent at the AFF Cup 2026

The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) has revealed the timetable for the group draw at the Asean Cup (AFF Cup) 2026.

According to official information from the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), the group stage draw ceremony Asean Cup 2026 (also known as the AFF Cup) will take place at 11:00 AM (local time) on January 15, 2026, at the RCTI+ Studio in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The AFF Cup 2026 will be divided into two groups featuring 10 teams. Among them, nine teams—Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam—will directly enter the group stage. Brunei and East Timor will compete in a play-off round to secure the final spot in the tournament.

The group stage will include 10 nations playing a single round-robin format from July 24 to August 8. The knockout phase, including semi-finals and finals, will be held in a home-and-away format from August 15 to August 26, 2026. Notably, the AFF Cup 2026 will also mark the 30th anniversary since the tournament was first held in 1996 in Singapore.

The Vietnam National Team is the current AFF Cup champion after defeating Thailand with an aggregate score of 5-3 in the final. According to AFF statistics, the recent tournament attracted a record audience of over 541 million viewers on television and streaming platforms, while social media channels such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and X recorded nearly 13 billion video views related to the event.