2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification

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The 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification was an association football qualification tournament for the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup.[4]

Host countriesJordan (Group A)
Thailand (Group B)
Myanmar (Group C)
Indonesia (Group D)
Vietnam (Group E)
Uzbekistan (Group F)
Cambodia (Group G)
Tajikistan (Group H)
Dates23 June – 5 July 2025[1][2]
7–19 July 2025 (Group A)[3]
Teams34 (from 1 confederation)
Venue8 (in 8 host cities)
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2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Host countriesJordan (Group A)
Thailand (Group B)
Myanmar (Group C)
Indonesia (Group D)
Vietnam (Group E)
Uzbekistan (Group F)
Cambodia (Group G)
Tajikistan (Group H)
Dates23 June – 5 July 2025[1][2]
7–19 July 2025 (Group A)[3]
Teams34 (from 1 confederation)
Venue8 (in 8 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played56
Goals scored267 (4.77 per match)
Top scorer(s)Nepal Sabitra Bhandari
North Korea Kim Kyong-yong
(9 goals each)
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The qualification tournament decided eight of the twelve participating teams in the final tournament to be held in Australia.[5] Along with the host nation, the top three teams in the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup final tournament also secured automatic qualification: China, South Korea and Japan.[6] A total of 34 teams submitted entries to participate in the qualifiers.

This tournament served as the first stage of Asian qualification for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2028 Olympic football tournament.

The teams were divided into eight groups, with group winners qualifying to the final tournament.[7]

Draw

The draw took place on 27 March 2025, 15:00 MST (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur.[8]

For the first time in the tournament's history, the seeding for both qualifiers and final draws is based on the latest FIFA Women's World Ranking at the time of the draw. Previously, the teams were seeded according to their performance in the previous final tournament and qualification rankings.[9]

On 26 February 2025, the AFC confirmed the eight associations that had expressed their intent to host qualification groups ahead of the draw. The qualifying tournament originally was to feature eight groups, with one group comprising five teams, while the remaining seven groups would each consist of four teams.[10] On 2 March 2025, FIFA lifted the suspension of the Pakistan Football Federation,[11] clearing the way for Pakistan to enter qualification. As a result, 34 teams entered qualification and were drawn into two groups of five teams and six groups of four.

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Automatically qualified for final tournament and not participating in qualification
  1.  Australia (16) (as final tournament hosts)
  2.  Japan (5)
  3.  China (17)
  4.  South Korea (19)
Participating in qualification
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5
  1.  North Korea (9)
  2.  Vietnam (H) (37)
  3.  Philippines (41)
  4.  Chinese Taipei (42)
  5.  Thailand (H) (47)
  6.  Uzbekistan (H) (50)
  7.  Myanmar (H) (55)
  8.  Iran (68)
  1.  India (69)
  2.  Jordan (H) (74)
  3.  Hong Kong (80)
  4.  Bahrain (92)
  5.  Indonesia (H) (94)
  6.  Guam (96)
  7.  Nepal (99)
  8.  Malaysia (102)
  1.  Laos (107)
  2.  United Arab Emirates (112)
  3.  Cambodia (H) (118)
  4.  Mongolia (126)
  5.  Lebanon (131)
  6.  Bangladesh (133)
  7.  Kyrgyzstan (135)
  8.  Palestine (136)
  1.  Singapore (139)
  2.  Turkmenistan (141)
  3.  Tajikistan (H) (155)
  4.  Pakistan (157)
  5.  Sri Lanka (158)
  6.  Timor-Leste (159)
  7.  Maldives (163)
  8.  Saudi Arabia (166)
  1.  Bhutan (171)
  2.  Iraq (173)
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Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  • (H): Qualification group hosts determined before the draw. These teams were taken from their respective pots and placed in a separate Host Pot, and could not be drawn in the same group.
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Draw result

The draw resulted in following groups.

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Group A
PosTeam
A1 Iran
A2 Jordan (H)
A3 Lebanon
A4 Singapore
A5 Bhutan
Group B
PosTeam
B1 Thailand (H)
B2 India
B3 Mongolia
B4 Timor-Leste
B5 Iraq
Group C
PosTeam
C1 Myanmar (H)
C2 Bahrain
C3 Bangladesh
C4 Turkmenistan
Group D
PosTeam
D1 Chinese Taipei
D2 Indonesia (H)
D3 Kyrgyzstan
D4 Pakistan
Group E
PosTeam
E1 Vietnam (H)
E2 Guam
E3 United Arab Emirates
E4 Maldives
Group F
PosTeam
F1 Uzbekistan (H)
F2 Nepal
F3 Laos
F4 Sri Lanka
Group G
PosTeam
G1 Philippines
G2 Hong Kong
G3 Cambodia (H)
G4 Saudi Arabia
Group H
PosTeam
H1 North Korea
H2 Malaysia
H3 Palestine
H4 Tajikistan (H)
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Notes

(H): Qualification group hosts

Format and schedule

Schedule

The matches were played during the windows of 23 June – 5 July and 7–19 July 2025.[3][12]

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Competition schedule
Matchday Group A Group B Groups C, D, E, F, G, H
Matchday 1 7 July 2025 23 June 2025 29 June 2025
Matchday 2 10 July 2025 26 June 2025 2 July 2025
Matchday 3 13 July 2025 29 June 2025 5 July 2025
Matchday 4 16 July 2025 2 July 2025
Matchday 5 19 July 2025 5 July 2025
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Qualification tiebreakers

Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 7.2.2):[4]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among participating teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among participating teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among participating teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the participating teams,
  5. Goal difference from all group matches;
  6. Goals scored from all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.

Groups

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 4 3 0 1 14 5 +9 9[a] Final tournament
2  Jordan (H) 4 3 0 1 13 2 +11 9[a]
3  Bhutan 4 2 0 2 6 13 −7 6[b]
4  Lebanon 4 2 0 2 5 7 −2 6[b]
5  Singapore 4 0 0 4 2 13 −11 0
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Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
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Notes:
  1. [a]
    Head-to-head points: Iran 3, Jordan 0.
  2. [b]
    Head-to-head points: Bhutan 3, Lebanon 0.
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Bhutan 3–2 Singapore
  • Bidha 1'
  • Edon 67'
  • Rai 87'
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  • Ganeswaran 10'
  • Wangmo 26' (o.g.)
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Referee: Keomany Phengmeuangkhoun (Laos)
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Lebanon 0–4 Jordan
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Referee: Rebecca Durcau (Australia)
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Singapore 0–4 Iran
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Referee: Khuloud Al Zaabi (United Arab Emirates)
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Bhutan 2–1 Lebanon
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Referee: Supiree Testhomya (Thailand)
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Iran 7–1 Bhutan
  • Alizadeh 3'
  • Shaban 6', 10'
  • Zandi 38'
  • Ghanbari 81'
  • Zolfi 83'
  • Tamrian 85'
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Referee: Lê Thị Ly (Vietnam)
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Jordan 5–0 Singapore
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Referee: Plong Pich Akara (Cambodia)
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Lebanon 3–1 Iran
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  • Shaban 57'
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Jordan 3–0 Bhutan
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Referee: Rebecca Durcau (Australia)
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Singapore 0–1 Lebanon
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Referee: Supiree Testhomya (Thailand)
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Iran 2–1 Jordan
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Referee: Lê Thị Ly (Vietnam)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India 4 4 0 0 24 1 +23 12 Final tournament
2  Thailand (H) 4 3 0 1 23 2 +21 9
3  Timor-Leste 4 1 1 2 3 9 −6 4
4  Iraq 4 1 1 2 5 14 −9 4
5  Mongolia 4 0 0 4 3 32 −29 0
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More information Mongolia, 0–13 ...
Mongolia 0–13 India
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Referee: Jon Sol-mi (North Korea)
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Iraq 0–0 Timor-Leste
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Referee: Munirah Ha Ali (Malaysia)
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Iraq 5–2 Mongolia
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  • Bayanmunkh 8'
  • Badamkhatan 25'
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Referee: Pak Un-jong (North Korea)
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Timor-Leste 0–4 Thailand
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Referee: Azusa Sugino (Japan)
More information India, 4–0 ...
India 4–0 Timor-Leste
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More information Thailand, 7–0 ...
Thailand 7–0 Iraq
  • Wiranya 13', 77', 82'
  • Pichayatida 36'
  • Panittha 45+3'
  • Karnjanathat 58', 65' (pen.)
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Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)
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India 5–0 Iraq
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Referee: Azusa Sugino (Japan)
More information Mongolia, 0–11 ...
Mongolia 0–11 Thailand
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  • Thawanrat 3', 90+2'
  • Saowalak 4'
  • Thanchanok 12', 45+1'
  • Pattaranan 29', 52', 79'
  • Karnjanathat 49' (pen.), 66', 90+3'
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Referee: Nurul Ain Izatty (Malaysia)
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Timor-Leste 3–1 Mongolia
  • V. Fernandes 29'
  • Da Conceição 56'
  • D. Costa 62'
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  • B. da Costa 11' (o.g.)
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More information Thailand, 1–2 ...
Thailand 1–2 India
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Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bangladesh 3 3 0 0 16 1 +15 9 Final tournament
2  Myanmar (H) 3 2 0 1 15 2 +13 6
3  Bahrain 3 0 1 2 2 15 −13 1
4  Turkmenistan 3 0 1 2 2 17 −15 1
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(H) Hosts
More information Myanmar, 8–0 ...
Myanmar 8–0 Turkmenistan
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Referee: Mu Mingxin (China)
More information Bahrain, 0–7 ...
Bahrain 0–7 Bangladesh
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Referee: Kanika Barman (India)
More information Bangladesh, 2–1 ...
Bangladesh 2–1 Myanmar
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  • Win Win 89'
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Referee: Esraa Almbaiden (Jordan)
More information Turkmenistan, 2–2 ...
Turkmenistan 2–2 Bahrain
  • Çaryýewa 84'
  • Alymjanowa 89'
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Referee: Choki Om (Bhutan)
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Myanmar 6–0 Bahrain
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Referee: Supiree Testhomya (Thailand)
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Bangladesh 7–0 Turkmenistan
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Referee: Mu Mingxin (China)

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Chinese Taipei 3 3 0 0 13 1 +12 9 Final tournament
2  Pakistan 3 2 0 1 4 9 −5 6
3  Indonesia (H) 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  Kyrgyzstan 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
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More information Chinese Taipei, 8–0 ...
Chinese Taipei 8–0 Pakistan
  • Pu Hsin-hui 14', 86'
  • Chen Jin-wen 16'
  • Su Yu-hsuan 40'
  • Hsu Yi-yun 66'
  • Liu Yu-chiao 88'
  • He Jia-shiuan 90+1', 90+2'
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Referee: Cha Min-ji (South Korea)
More information Indonesia, 1–0 ...
Indonesia 1–0 Kyrgyzstan
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More information Kyrgyzstan, 0–3 ...
Kyrgyzstan 0–3 Chinese Taipei
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Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham (India)
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Pakistan 2–0 Indonesia
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Referee: Haruna Kanematsu (Japan)
More information Kyrgyzstan, 1–2 ...
Kyrgyzstan 1–2 Pakistan
  • Gaparova 69'
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Referee: Yu Hong (China)
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Chinese Taipei 2–1 Indonesia
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Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Vietnam (H) 3 3 0 0 17 0 +17 9 Final tournament
2  United Arab Emirates 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
3  Guam 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4  Maldives 3 0 0 3 0 15 −15 0
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Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
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More information Guam, 0–0 ...
Guam 0–0 United Arab Emirates
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Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)
More information Vietnam, 7–0 ...
Vietnam 7–0 Maldives
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Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)
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Maldives 0–3 Guam
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Referee: Haneen Murad (Jordan)
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United Arab Emirates 0–6 Vietnam
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Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)
More information United Arab Emirates, 5–0 ...
United Arab Emirates 5–0 Maldives
  • Al-Zaabi 28', 45+4', 47'
  • Al-Hosani 68'
  • Al-Hazmi 90+1'
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Referee: Anjana Rai (Nepal)
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Vietnam 4–0 Guam
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Referee: Alesar Baddour (Syria)

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uzbekistan (H) 3 2 1 0 20 3 +17 7[a] Final tournament
2  Nepal 3 2 1 0 20 3 +17 7[a]
3  Laos 3 1 0 2 2 16 −14 3
4  Sri Lanka 3 0 0 3 0 20 −20 0
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Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
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Notes:
  1. [a]
    Nepal and Uzbekistan were level on goal difference and goals scored. A penalty shoot-out was used to determine the final ranking.
More information Nepal, 9–0 ...
Nepal   9–0 Laos
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Referee: Wint War Tun (Myanmar)
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Uzbekistan 10–0 Sri Lanka
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Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
More information Sri Lanka, 0–8 ...
Sri Lanka 0–8 Nepal
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Referee: Wang Chieh (Chinese Taipei)
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Laos 0–7 Uzbekistan
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Referee: Bùi Thị Thu Trang (Vietnam)
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Laos 2–0 Sri Lanka
  • Anuradhini 72' (o.g.)
  • Inthaphone 90+2'
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Referee: Park Se-jin (South Korea)
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Uzbekistan 3–3 Nepal
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 4–2
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Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)

Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Philippines 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9 Final tournament
2  Hong Kong 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3  Cambodia (H) 3 1 1 1 3 8 −5 4
4  Saudi Arabia 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
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More information Philippines, 3–0 ...
Philippines 3–0 Saudi Arabia
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Referee: Sunita Thongthawin (Thailand)
More information Hong Kong, 1–1 ...
Hong Kong 1–1 Cambodia
  • Leung Hong Kiu 31' (pen.)
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  • Sothan 82'
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Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan)
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Saudi Arabia 0–1 Hong Kong
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  • Tsang Lai Mae 62'
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Referee: Nodira Mirzoeva (Tajikistan)
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Cambodia 0–6 Philippines
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Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
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Philippines 1–0 Hong Kong
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Referee: Lê Thị Ly (Vietnam)
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Cambodia 2–1 Saudi Arabia
  • Sovanmony 84'
  • Serysitha 90+5'
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  • Al-Angari 79'
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Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan)

Group H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  North Korea 3 3 0 0 26 0 +26 9 Final tournament
2  Malaysia 3 2 0 1 2 6 −4 6
3  Palestine 3 1 0 2 3 11 −8 3
4  Tajikistan (H) 3 0 0 3 0 14 −14 0
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More information Malaysia, 1–0 ...
Malaysia 1–0 Palestine
Farahiyah 86' Report
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Referee: Yang Shu-ting (Chinese Taipei)
More information North Korea, 10–0 ...
North Korea 10–0 Tajikistan
  • Kim Kyong-yong 9', 39', 41', 45+4' (pen.)
  • Myong Yu-jong 23'
  • Hong Song-ok 26'
  • Ri Hak 28', 36'
  • Han Jin-hong 54'
  • Kim Song-gyong 62' (pen.)
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Referee: Rawdha Almansoori (United Arab Emirates)
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Palestine 0–10 North Korea
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  • Kim Kyong-yong 13', 45+2'
  • Ri Hak 27'
  • Chae Un-yong 29'
  • Myong Yu-jong 31', 45+3', 62', 88' (pen.)
  • Kord 58' (o.g.)
  • Kim Song-gyong 90+4'
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Referee: Roziyabonu Yusupova (Uzbekistan)
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Tajikistan 0–1 Malaysia
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Referee: Trần Thị Thanh (Vietnam)
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North Korea 6–0 Malaysia
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Referee: Rawdha Almansoori (United Arab Emirates)
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Palestine 3–0 Tajikistan
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Referee: Gulshoda Saidqulova (Uzbekistan)

Qualified teams

The host country Australia qualified automatically, along with the top three teams from the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup.[14]

The following teams qualified for the tournament:

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Team Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 FIFA
Ranking[a]		 Previous best
performance
 AustraliaHosts15 May 20247th202215Champions (2010)
 China2022 champions18 December 202416th202217Champions (1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2006, 2022)
 South Korea2022 runners-up18 December 202414th202221Runners-up (2022)
 Japan2022 third place18 December 202418th20227Champions (2014, 2018)
 BangladeshGroup C winners2 July 20251stN/a128Debut
 PhilippinesGroup G winners5 July 202511th202241Semi-finals (2022)
 VietnamGroup E winners5 July 202510th202237Sixth place (2014, 2022)
 IndiaGroup B winners5 July 202510th202270Runners-up (1979, 1983)
 Chinese TaipeiGroup D winners5 July 202515th202242Champions (1977, 1979, 1981)
 North KoreaGroup H winners5 July 202511th20109Champions (2001, 2003, 2008)
 UzbekistanGroup F winners5 July 20256th200351Group stage (1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003)
 IranGroup A winners19 July 20252nd202268Group stage (2022)
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  1. [a]
    FIFA Women's World Ranking at the time of qualification.[15]

Goalscorers

There were 267 goals scored in 56 matches, for an average of 4.77 goals per match.

9 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Bahrain Rawan Nabeel Al Ali (against Bangladesh)
  • Bhutan Kelzang Tshering Wangmo (against Singapore)
  • Cambodia Somrit Nimol (against Philippines)
  • Iran Fatemeh Amineh (against Jordan)
  • Laos Saysamone Inthaphone (against Nepal)
  • Palestine Sara Kord (against North Korea)
  • Sri Lanka Ashani Anuradhini (against Laos)
  • Timor-Leste Brigida Garcia da Costa (against Mongolia)

See also

Notes

  1. [A]
    The Northern Mariana Islands Football Association is not affiliated with FIFA
  2. [B]
    Country does not field a women's national team.
  3. [C]
    Group A's matches were originally scheduled to take place from 23 June to 5 July 2025. However, the AFC postponed the matches due to the ongoing Twelve-Day War.[12][3]

References

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