Indian women's football team drawn in Group B of the AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026 Qualifiers

Indian women’s football team have been drawn alongside Thailand, Mongolia, Timor-Leste, and Iraq.

The Indian women’s football team were drawn alongside Thailand, Mongolia, Timor-Leste, and Iraq in Group B of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026 Qualifiers, following the draw conducted at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Thursday, March 27, 2025.

Thailand will host Group B of the Qualifiers between June 23 to July 5 in a centralised single round-robin format. The group winners will qualify for the final tournament, scheduled to be staged across three host cities in Australia from March 1 to 26, 2026.

🚨The AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers draw announced 🚨India 🇮🇳 drawn with host Thailand 🇹🇭, Mongolia 🇲🇳, Timor Leste 🇹🇱 and Iraq 🇮🇶 in Group B 🙌#WAC2026 #IndianFootball ⚽ pic.twitter.com/mgKspaxRnA

— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) March 27, 2025

Teams were divided into five pots as per seedings based on the FIFA Women’s World Ranking published on March 6, 2025.

Eight tickets to the 21st edition of the Continental showpiece are up for grabs as 34 teams will compete to join hosts Australia and the top three sides from the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 — defending champions China PR, runners-up Korea Republic, and third-placed Japan.

The top six teams at the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026 will qualify for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Brazil 2027.

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