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 City Corridor on Tuesday.
In accordance to the AIFF web site, India will start their Women’s Asian Cup with a match in opposition to Vietnam on March 4 on the Perth Rectangular Stadium.
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India will then face Japan on March 7 on the identical venue, earlier than squaring off in opposition to Chinese Taipei on March 10 on the Western Sydney Stadium.
For the pot allocations of the Closing Draw, the seeding was primarily based on the newest FIFA Women’s World Rating (as of June 12). India, ranked seventieth, have been positioned in Pot 4.
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Japan is ranked seventh in the world, Vietnam is thirty seventh, and Chinese Taipei is forty second.
Blue Tigresses midfielder Sangita Basfore, whose brace in the ultimate Qualifier in opposition to Thailand booked India’s ticket to Australia, was one of the 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 accommodates DPR Korea, China, Bangladesh, and Uzbekistan.
The highest 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 2 play-off losers can have one other likelihood of qualifying for Brazil through the inter-confederation play-offs.
The quarter-finals will likely be performed from March 13 to 15, 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 Closing, would be the venue for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 Closing on March 21. The World Cup qualifying play-offs for the dropping quarter-finalists will likely be held in the Gold Coast on March 19.
AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026 Closing 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 in 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)
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