India Drawn in Group B for AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers, Set to Face Thailand, Mongolia, Iraq

Thailand will host Group B of the Qualifiers from June 23 to July 5 in a centralized single round-robin format. The team that tops the group will secure a spot in the final tournament, which is set to take place across three host cities in Australia from March 1 to 26, 2026.

Hyderabad: The India senior women’s team is drawn alongside Thailand, Mongolia, Timor Leste, and Iraq in Group B of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026 Qualifiers, following the draw conducted at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Thursday, March 27, 2025.

Thailand will host Group B of the Qualifiers between June 23 to July 5 in a centralised single round-robin format.

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The group winners will qualify for the final tournament, scheduled to be staged across three host cities in Australia from March 1 to 26, 2026.

Teams were divided into five pots as per seedings based on the FIFA Women’s World Ranking published on March 6 this year.

Eight tickets to the 21st edition of the Continental showpiece are up for grabs as 34 teams will compete to join hosts Australia and the top three sides from the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 — defending
champions China PR, runners-up Korea Republic, and third-placed Japan.

The top six teams at the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026 will qualify for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Brazil 2027.