Determine the time of the draw for the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup

After determining all 12 teams participating in the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced the time for the group draw.

Vietnam women's team is in the second seed group of the 2026 Asian Women's Football Tournament - Photo: ANH DUC

Accordingly, AFC will draw lots to divide the groups for 12 teams participating in the 2026 Asian Women's Football Championship on July 29 in Sydney.

The 12 teams participating in the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup will be divided into three groups of four teams each. Based on the latest FIFA rankings, the AFC has divided the teams into four seeding pots.

Pot 1 seeds include Australia (host), Japan and North Korea. China, South Korea and Vietnam are in pot 2.

Group 3 includes the Philippines, Taiwan and Uzbekistan. Iran, Bangladesh and India are in group 4.

Thus, with being in the second seed group, the Vietnamese women's team only has to face 1 team in the top 5 of Asia in the group stage.

The Vietnamese women's team can also face one of the three teams of the Philippines, Taiwan and Uzbekistan in group 2. These are opponents of similar level to the Vietnamese women's team, and will be the main opponents of coach Mai Duc Chung and his team in the group.

At the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup, the teams' goal is not only to win the championship, but also to qualify for the 2027 World Cup. According to AFC regulations, the 6 teams with the best results in the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup finals in Australia will qualify for the 2027 Women's World Cup held in Brazil.

This means that the four teams that reach the semi-finals of the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup will qualify for the 2027 Women's World Cup.

Meanwhile, the four teams eliminated in the quarter-finals will continue to enter the intense play-off round. Here, the four teams will be divided into two pairs, and the winner of these two pairs will get a ticket to Brazil.

The two teams that lose the play-off round still have a chance to qualify for the 2027 World Cup when Asian representatives participate in the inter-regional play-off.

It can be seen that of the 12 teams participating in the 2026 Asian Women's Football Championship, 50% of them will win tickets to the 2027 World Cup. This is a fairly high rate that every team has the right to dream about.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/xac-dinh-thoi-gian-boc-tham-chia-bang-giai-bong-da-nu-chau-a-2026-20250720111938494.htm