According to the ASEAN Cup 2026 format, from the semi-finals, the teams will compete in the first and second legs. The second-placed team will play the first leg at home, before playing away in the second leg at the home of the top team.
The semi-finals will kick off with a confrontation between Singapore and Thailand at Yishun Stadium on August 15. The match takes place at 9 pm local time, equivalent to 8 pm Vietnam time.
A day later, on August 16, the Vietnamese team will be guests of the Malaysian team in the first leg of the semi-finals at Kuala Lumpur Stadium. The match also takes place at 9 pm local time, which is 8 pm Vietnam time.
In the second leg, the Thai team welcomed the Singapore team at Rajamangala Stadium (Bangkok) on August 18. This confrontation took place at 8:00 p.m. Vietnam time.
On August 19, the Vietnamese team returned to My Dinh Stadium to play the second leg of the semi-final against the Malaysian team. The match is scheduled to take place at 8 pm.
Thus, both first leg semi-final matches of ASEAN Cup 2026 will take place at 8 pm Vietnam time. In the second leg, the two matches will also be held at the same time frame at 8 pm, but take place in two consecutive days.
ASEAN Cup 2026 takes place from July 24 to August 26 with the participation of 10 teams, divided into two groups. Vietnam is in Group A with Indonesia, Singapore, Cambodia and Timor-Leste.
Group B includes Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Myanmar and Laos. At this year's tournament, My Dinh Stadium was chosen as the home stadium of the Vietnamese team.
The Vietnamese team enters ASEAN Cup 2026 with the goal of defending the championship. Coach Kim Sang Sik's team is the defending champion after winning the ASEAN Cup 2024.
