Iran Discovers Rivals in 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualification
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The teams hoping to earn passage discovered their opponents following the conclusion of the AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026 Qualifiers draw at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Thursday.
The 34 sides were drawn into six groups of four teams and two groups of five, with the Qualifiers to be hosted by Cambodia, Indonesia, Jordan, Myanmar, Tajikistan, Thailand, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam, according to the-afc.com.
The eight group winners will join defending champions China, Korea Republic and Japan in the Finals, scheduled to be staged across three host cities from March 1 to 26, 2026.
The Qualifiers will be played from June 23 to July 5.
The top six teams at the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026 will qualify for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Brazil 2027.
Draw Result
Group A: Iran, Jordan (H), Lebanon, Singapore, Bhutan
Group B: Thailand (H), India, Mongolia, Timor-Leste, Iraq
Group C: Myanmar (H), Bahrain, Bangladesh, Turkmenistan
Group D: Chinese Taipei, Indonesia (H), Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan
Group E: Vietnam (H), Guam, the United Arab Emirates, the Maldives
Group F: Uzbekistan (H), Nepal, Laos, Sri Lanka
Group G: the Philippines, Hong Kong, China, Cambodia (H), Saudi Arabia
Group H: DPR Korea, Malaysia, Palestine, Tajikistan (H)
