TEHRAN – The 33 hopefuls learned their AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers 2026 opponents following the official draw at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Monday.
The teams were divided into seven groups of four teams and one group of five with the Qualifiers to be played on August 2-10.
The teams will be vying for 11 tickets to the Finals, to be hosted by Thailand on April 1-18 next year. The eight group winners and three best runners-up will advance.
Group A will see defending champions DPR Korea, Nepal, hosts Bhutan, Mongolia and Saudi Arabia battling for qualification while host Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan, Hong Kong, China and Singapore are the teams drawn in Group B.
Australia, Chinese Taipei, Palestine and host Tajikistan will face off in Group C with host Myanmar, India, Indonesia and Turkmenistan being the Group D hopefuls.
Group E will see a showdown between host and former champion China, Lebanon, Cambodia and Syria with six-time champion Japan, Iran, host Malaysia and Guam drawn in Group F.
Group G action will feature host Uzbekistan, Jordan, Northern Mariana Islands and Bahrain while the race for the sole automatic ticket from Group H will be between former champion Korea Republic, Bangladesh, host Laos and Timor-Leste.
Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Kyrgyz Republic, Laos, Lebanon, Mongolia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tajikistan, Timor Leste and Turkmenistan will be seeking to make their maiden appearance in the finals.