Vietnam
With their fifth appearance in the Asian Cup, Vietnam are steadily emerged as a formidable force in football in Southeast Asia and beyond.
Asian Cup 2023
AFC launches match predictor game for Asian Cup finals
December 22 – The Asian Football Confederation has introduced an all-new match predictor game ahead of the start of the Asian Cup next month, giving fans the chance to win prizes for guessing the correct scores for Asian Cup fixtures.
Asian Cup organisers launch third round of ticket sales ahead of Jan 12 kick off
December 20 – The Asian Cup Local Organising Committee (LOC) has launched a third phase of ticket sales for the tournament that kicks off January 12.
Kelme releases one-off ball for Asian Cup Final
December 20 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and Kelme have unveiled the Official Match Ball of the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 Final ahead of the kick off on 12 January 2024.
AFC to debut SAOT at Asian Cup next month
December 19 – The AFC have revealed that Semi-Automated Offside Technology (SAOT) will be used at the AFC Asian Cup in Qatar in January 2024, marking the first use of this technology at an AFC tournament.
AFC lands major global sponsorship with Qatar Airways, starting with Asian Cup 2023
December 18 – Qatar’s national airline has signed a six-year partnership with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) that begins in January with the start of the Asian Cup that Qatar in hosting and kicks off 12 January.
AFC launches eAsian Cup to be played in parallel with Asian Cup Qatar 2023 in January
December 8 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will launch the inaugural AFC eAsian Cup, the AFC’s first esports tournament, coinciding with the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 in January.
Arnold critical of Asian Cup timing but confident Aussies will win it
December 6 – Australia coach Graham Arnold (pictured) has moaned about the scheduling of the Asian Cup because it clashes with European club commitments.
Saboog, Tmbki, Freha, Zkriti and Traeneh brought back for Asian Cup 2023 mascot duty
December 4 – The AFC has revealed its official mascots for the upcoming AFC Asian Cup 2023 in Qatar as major tournament international football stands poised for a return to the 2022 World Cup hosts.
Asian Cup 2023 tickets sales strong as second release sells 90K in 24 hours
November 28 – Organisers of the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023, to be played in January-February next year, are reporting that more than 90,000 tickets were sold within the first 24 hours of the second batch of tickets being released on November 19.
AFC signs VISA as payments provider sponsor ahead of 2023 Asian Cup
November 22 – The Asian Football Confederation have agreed a partnership with VISA which will see the global payment services provider become the Official Regional Partner for the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 and the AFC Champions League in the West Asia region.
Asian Cup Qatar 2023 ticket revenue to be donated to Palestine aid efforts
November 21 – The Local Organising Committee of the Asian Cup Qatar 2023 are to donate tournament ticket sales to humanitarian relief initiatives in Palestine.
First release of Asian Cup Qatar 2023 tickets sold out within a week
October 18 – The first batch of just over 150,000 tickets for the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 has sold out a week after going on sale. A total of 81,209 tickets were sold within the first 24-hours.
AFC keeps up fan engagement momentum with hunt for Asian Cup Superfan
October 12 – The AFC has launched another fan engagement initiative with the Asian Cup Qatar 2023 now less than three months away.
Qataris launch Asian Cup 2023 ticket sales
October 10 – Ticket sales for the Asian Cup in Qatar went on sale today with match tickets starting at 25QAR (€6.5).