Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam is in Group B together with Indonesia, Philippines, Myanmar and Laos at the 2024 ASEAN Cup, according to the results of the official draw that was held in Hanoi on May 21.
The 2024 ASEAN Cup has 10 participating teams, divided into two groups. Group A consists of Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia and the winner in the Timor Leste-Brunei play-off.
Teams from the same seeded group will not meet in the group stage.
Teams play in a round robin format in the group stage, with home and away matches. The top two teams in each group will advance to the semifinals.
Vietnam will begin by playing in Laos on November 24, then return home to host Indonesia on November 30. They will be guests in the Philippines on December 3, and then host Myanmar on December 7 in the final group stage game.
The 2024 ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup is the 15th edition of the event and will be held from November 23 to December 21.
Held biennially, ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup is the region’s largest football event. Since its inception in 1996, the competition, which features ASEAN national teams has grown from strength to strength with each edition.
In 2022, the tournament achieved a record of more than 438 million viewers on television and digital streaming platforms. Additionally, digital media channels Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and X registered 4.2 billion views of event-related videos.
The tournament became a FIFA's official event in 2016. Only four teams have won title after 14 editions. Defending champions Thailand lifted the cup seven times. Singapore won four, Malaysia one and Vietnam two.
In the previous finals, Thailand beat Vietnam 3-2 on aggregate to take the title./.
