After the feat of qualifying for the 2024 AFC U20 Women's Championship Finals in Uzbekistan for the first time, the Vietnamese U20 women's team is receiving high expectations to continue to repeat this achievement.
This year's qualifying round brings together 33 teams, competing from August 2 to 10, 2025, for 11 tickets to the Final Round in Thailand in 2026. The teams are divided into eight groups - including seven groups of four teams and one group of five teams - competing in a round-robin format at venues in Bhutan, China, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.
According to the draw results, Vietnam U20 women's team is in group B as host, with opponents: U20 Kyrgyzstan, U20 Hong Kong (China) and U20 Singapore.
The group winners and the three best runners-up will join hosts Thailand in the top 12 teams at the AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup™ 2026 Finals, which will take place from 1 to 18 April 2026.
Notably, this year's qualifiers will see the return of defending champions North Korea, along with three other former champions: Japan, South Korea and China. In addition, teams such as Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lebanon, Mongolia, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, East Timor… will also be looking to make their first appearance in the Finals.
2026 AFC U20 Women's Championship Qualifiers Draw Results
Group A: North Korea, Nepal, Bhutan, Mongolia, Saudi Arabia
Group B: Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan, Hong Kong (China), Singapore
Group C: Australia, Chinese Taipei, Palestine, Tajikistan
Group D: Myanmar, India, Indonesia, Turkmenistan
Group E: China, Lebanon, Cambodia, Syria
Group F: Japan, Iran, Malaysia, Guam
Source: https://hanoimoi.vn/u20-nu-viet-nam-vao-bang-dau-de-tho-tai-giai-u20-nu-chau-a-2026-700672.html
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