Vietnam women's team faces difficulties at the draw ceremony for the 2026 Women's Asian Cup

2026 Women's Asian Cup Finals Draw Results

The draw for the 2026 Women's Asian Cup took place on July 29 in Sydney (Australia). The 12 participating teams were divided into 4 seed groups based on their rankings in the latest FIFA women's football rankings.

The draw has placed the Vietnamese women's team in Group C with Japan, Chinese Taipei and India. Thus, the most important match for coach Mai Duc Chung and his team in the group stage will be the confrontation with Chinese Taipei. This match will most likely decide the second ticket to the quarter-finals of the tournament.

In Group C, the Japanese women's team is completely superior to the other 3 teams in terms of strength, so they have a very high chance of finishing the group stage in first place. More than 3 years ago, the Vietnamese women's team and the Chinese Taipei women's team faced off in the match that decided the ticket to the World Cup finals, when the students of coach Mai Duc Chung won 2-1.

Another Southeast Asian team, the Philippines, is in a very difficult group, with the presence of host Australia and current runner-up South Korea. This will greatly affect the chances of the Philippines, a team that has excellently advanced to the semi-finals of the 2022 Asian Cup.

The 2026 Women's Asian Cup finals are scheduled to take place in early March 2026. The 12 teams participating in the tournament will be divided into three groups of four teams each. The top two teams in each group and the two best third-placed teams will advance to the knockout round.

The 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup will serve as the final qualifying round for the 2027 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The four semi-finalists and the two winners of the continental play-offs will represent Asia at the 2027 FIFA World Cup. The two losing teams from the continental play-offs will advance to the intercontinental play-offs.