2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup Group A
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Group A is the first of three groups of the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup that took place from 20 to 26 February 2022.[1] The group competition consists of China PR, Chinese Taipei, hosts India and Iran.[2] The top two teams automatically qualify for the top eight knockout stage, while third place is comparatively evaluated to other third-placed teams based on the football ranking system for the last two berths.[3] The two teams that advanced are China PR and Chinese Taipei. Although Iran finished third in this set, they failed to make the quarter-finals as they are comparatively last to the other third-place teams.[4]
| Draw position | Team | Pot | Federation | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
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| A1 | 1 | SAFF | Hosts | 5 June 2020 | 9th | 2003 | Runners-up (1979, 1983) | 55 | |
| A2 | 2 | EAFF | 2018 third place | 28 January 2021 | 15th | 2018 | Champions (1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2006) | 19 | |
| A3 | 3 | EAFF | Group A winners | 24 October 2021 | 14th | 2008 | Champions (1977, 1979, 1981) | 39 | |
| A4 | 4 | CAFA | Group G winners | 25 September 2021 | 1st | N/A | Debut | 70 |
Standings
Matches
China PR vs Chinese Taipei
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India vs Iran
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Iran vs China PR
| Iran | 0–7 | |
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Chinese Taipei vs India
| Chinese Taipei | Cancelled | |
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India vs China PR
Chinese Taipei vs Iran
| Chinese Taipei | 5–0 | |
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