India drawn with Japan, Australia and Chinese Taipei in AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup 2026
India have been drawn in Group C alongside Japan, Australia and Chinese Taipei for the AFC Under-20 Women’s Asian Cup Thailand 2026. The Young Tigresses return to the continental tournament after 20 years and will open their campaign against Japan
Hyderabad: India were drawn with Japan, Australia and Chinese Taipei in Group C of the AFC Under-20 Women’s Asian Cup Thailand 2026 in the Final Draw held in Bangkok, Thailand, on Monday, November 10, 2025.
Having qualified for the AFC Under-20 Women’s Asian Cup after 20 years, the Young Tigresses will begin their campaign against Japan, followed by Australia and Chinese Taipei.
Japan, runners-up in 2024, are record six-time champions of the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup and also FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup champions in 2018 and runners-up in 2024. Australia finished the 2024 edition in third place, while Chinese Taipei were knocked out in the group stage.
In Group A, hosts Thailand were drawn alongside China PR, Vietnam and Bangladesh. Group B contains DPR Korea, Korea Republic, Uzbekistan and Jordan.
For the pot allocations for the Final Draw, the seedings were based on a points system derived from the teams’ final rankings across the previous three editions of the Finals, with the points from each edition weighted progressively as follows: 100% of ranking points for the latest edition (2024), 50% of ranking points for the second-last edition (2019) and 25% of ranking points for the third-last edition (2017).
India, who did not qualify for any of the last three editions, were placed in Pot 4 ahead of the draw.
The top two sides from each group, along with the two best third-placed teams, will progress to the quarter-finals. The four semi-finalists will qualify for the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Poland 2026, where DPR Korea are the current holders.
AFC U20 WOMEN’S ASIAN CUP THAILAND 2026 FINAL DRAW RESULTS
Group A: Thailand, China PR, Vietnam, Bangladesh
Group B: DPR Korea, Korea Republic, Uzbekistan, Jordan
Group C: Japan, Australia, Chinese Taipei, India
