The drawing results were announced by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) onMay 11.
The 24 participating teams in the Asian Cup have beendivided into six groups competing in a round-robin format. The first-and second-place teams of each group, together with the four best-performingthird-placed teams will enter the round of 16.
Falling into a group with strong teams like Japan and Iraq forcesVietnam to consider the possibility of advancing to the next round as one of the best-performingthird-placed teams.
The tournament is set to be held in Qatar from January 12 toFebruary 10, 2024./.