New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): India is in Group C of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026 with Japan, Vietnam, and Chinese Taipei. The ultimate draw ceremony was held on the Sydney Town Hall on Tuesday.
According to the AIFF web site, India will start their Women’s Asian Cup with a match towards Vietnam on March 4 on the Perth Rectangular Stadium.
India will then face Japan on March 7 on the similar venue, earlier than squaring off towards Chinese Taipei on March 10 on the Western Sydney Stadium.
For the pot allocations of the Final Draw, the seeding was primarily based on the newest FIFA Women’s World Ranking (as of June 12). India, ranked seventieth, have been positioned in Pot 4.
Japan is ranked seventh on this planet, Vietnam is thirty seventh, and Chinese Taipei is forty second.
Blue Tigresses midfielder Sangita Basfore, whose brace within the ultimate Qualifier towards Thailand booked India’s ticket to Australia, was one of many three draw assistants on Tuesday night, alongside Australia’s Tameka Yallop and Korea Republic’s Jeon Yu-gyeong.
Hosts Australia are in Group A together with Korea Republic, Iran, and Philippines. Group B comprises DPR Korea, China, Bangladesh, and Uzbekistan.
The prime two sides from every group, together with the 2 greatest third-placed groups, will progress to the quarter-finals. The 4 quarter-final winners will qualify for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Brazil 2027.
The dropping quarter-finalists will contest the play-offs for the 2 remaining direct spots allotted to the AFC for the World Cup. The two play-off losers can have one other likelihood of qualifying for Brazil through the inter-confederation play-offs.
The quarter-finals will probably be performed from March 13 to fifteen, and the semi-finals are scheduled for March 17 and 18, in Sydney and Perth. Sydney’s Stadium Australia, which additionally hosted the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Final, would be the venue for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 Final on March 21. The World Cup qualifying play-offs for the dropping quarter-finalists will probably be held within the Gold Coast on March 19.
AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026 Final draw outcomes
Group A: Australia, Korea Republic, Iran, PhilippinesGroup B: DPR Korea, China PR, Bangladesh, UzbekistanGroup C: Japan, Vietnam, India, Chinese Taipei
India’s fixture within the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026
March 4, 2026: Vietnam vs India (Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth)March 7, 2026: India vs Japan (Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth)March 10, 2026: India vs Chinese Taipei (Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney). (ANI)