AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ Asian Greats Bracket Challenge CONTEST RULES

OVERVIEW

The AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ Asian Greats Bracket Challenge (the “Contest”) is a voting-based campaign that invites fans to decide the greatest AFC Asian Cup™ player of all time through a tournament-style bracket. In each round, participants will vote between two (2) AFC Asian Cup™ players in a series of head-to-head matchups. Fans will also be required to answer two (2) trivia questions to submit their entry.

The AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ Asian Greats Bracket Challenge shall be governed by the terms and conditions available at https://the-afc.com/en/terms_and_conditions.html

MECHANICS OF THE CONTEST

To enter the Contest, you need to:

Visit the website: https://contest.the-afc.com/tb_app/555311418
Register by providing the following information:

First and last Name;
Email address;
Place of residence;
Date of birth; and
Other information as requested by the AFC.

Follow the instructions set on the AFC website or in the AFC Live App to participate in the Asian Greats Bracket Challenge by completing the tournament bracket, consisting of fifteen (15) head-to-head matchups, and answering two (2) trivia questions.
All details provided by the Participants during registration shall be complete and accurate.
Each Participant shall be allowed to participate in the Contest only once using only one (1) registration Account in their own name. Participants must not create, control or use more than one Account to enter or participate in the Contest, whether directly or through any other person or device. The AFC reserves the right to investigate, request information from and disqualify any Participant where it determines that the same individual who has participated multiple times using multiple different Accounts.

CONTEST PERIOD

AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ Asian Greats Bracket Challenge

Fans will have the opportunity to participate in this Contest for a period of twenty-seven (27) days commencing from 17:30, 04 September 2026 to 23:59, 30 September 2026 Malaysia Time (GMT+8) (the “Contest Period”).

ENTRY REQUIREMENT

This Contest is open to all individuals throughout the world (each, a “Participant”), however any Participant below eighteen (18) years of age as of 04 September 2026 confirms that they have obtained the consent of their respective parent/guardian to participate in this Contest. The AFC reserves the right to verify such consent from the respective parent/guardian at any time. Participants should be aware that a breach of this consent requirement (where applicable) will result in the Participant being automatically disqualified.

Game Flow and Mechanism:

As part of the registration process, Participants must answer two (2) trivia questions:
- Which player featured in the Asian Greats Bracket Challenge has the most AFC Asian Cup™ appearances in total? (for example, a player featured at the 2015, 2019, and 2023 editions would count as 3 appearances)
- What is the commencement date of the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™?
Participants will be presented with a tournament-style bracket featuring a curated pool of sixteen (16) players, in a total of fifteen (15) matchups.
Participants must complete the entire bracket in a single submission in four rounds. Round one will include eight matchups, round two will include four matchups, round three will include two matchups, and the final round four will include one matchup.
In each matchup, Participants will vote for their preferred player from a head-to-head matchup between two (2) players. Participants may cast one (1) vote for each matchup for the designated round until the last player is selected as their fan-voted winner.
Participants may change their votes at any time prior to their submission. Once the entry has been submitted, changes or amendments cannot be made.
In the event of a tie, the participant who submitted their Entry first will be the winner.
Votes can be submitted at any time within the Contest Period. Upon successful submission, Participants may be provided with the option to generate and share an image of their votes.

PRIZE

The Winner of the Contest will be awarded two (2) general admission tickets to the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ Opening Match, with flights and accommodation provided for one (1) person, i.e., the Winner (as defined below). Except for the tickets, flights and hotel accommodation expressly included in the Prize, the winner will be responsible for all other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Prize. For clarity, AFC will only cover the cost of the winner’s hotel accommodation and will not be responsible for any other costs or expenses incurred during the winner’s stay, including meals, transportation, room service, incidental charges or other personal expenses.

RANKING CRITERIA

Participants will be ranked in order of the following criteria:

Participants whose final selected player matches the player most frequently selected by all Participants will rank higher. 
Participants will be required to answer two (2) trivia questions. Participants will be ranked based on the number of correct answers submitted. The Participant with the highest number of correct answers will rank higher.

Once the Contest Period is concluded, if two (2) or more Participants remain tied after applying the above criteria, the Participant who submitted their Entry first will rank higher.

SELECTION OF THE WINNER

There will be one (1) winner (the “Winner”) in this Contest. The Participant who is ranked highest based on the ranking criteria, will be declared the winner of the Contest. The AFC reserves the right to select the Winner based on the ranking criteria. Should the Winner fail to respond within seven (7) days of AFC's attempt to notify the Winner, the AFC reserves the right to disqualify the Winner and select the next-highest-ranked entrant as the Winner. The AFC may repeat this process, in descending rank order of ranking, until a Winner is confirmed. The decision of the AFC will be final, and no correspondence will be entered into with any Participants in this regard. Should the Entries in any category fall below the standard required by the Contest, then the AFC reserves the right not to declare any winner. The Winner will be contacted via the email address provided during sign up and will be notified after the Contest ends.

Terms and Conditions apply.