The Iranian girls are scheduled to meet Bangladesh in Group H four days later.
The winner will qualify for the next stage.
A total of eight teams will qualify to play in the final tournament. The host country and the top three teams of the previous tournament in 2019 will qualify automatically, while the other four teams will be decided by qualification.
There will be two rounds of qualification matches, with the first round scheduled to be played between March 4 and 12, 2023, and the second round scheduled to be played between June 3 and 11, 2023.