Iran Knows Rivals at AFC U-16 Women’s C’ship 2019 Qualifiers Round 2

The eight teams in the competition have learned their group opponents following the official draw ceremony at the AFC House on Wednesday.

Australia, one of the two teams with a perfect record from Round 1, was drawn into Group A and will face Vietnam, Iran and host nation Laos, who was unbeaten in the first round of the qualifying campaign.

Bangladesh, Philippines and China will travel to Myanmar for their Group B fixtures.

Round 2 of the Qualifiers will be played on February 27 to March 3, 2019, where the eight teams will be divided into two groups of four, with the group winners and runners-up from the respective groups advancing to the Finals.

The four teams will then join the top three teams from the 2017 edition - DPR Korea, Korea Republic, and Japan - along with host of the 2019 Finals, Thailand, next September.