Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 12, 2023: The path has been set for the 26 teams competing in the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament 2024 Asian Qualifiers Round 1 following the conclusion of the draw at the AFC House on Thursday.
Round 1 of the Asian Qualifiers will be divided into five groups of four and two groups of three, with teams competing in a one-round league format in a centralised venue from April 3 to 11.
The hosts for the groups will be announced in due course.
Group A: Uzbekistan, Jordan, Timor-Leste, Bhutan.
Group B: Myanmar, Islamic Republic of Iran, Bangladesh, Maldives.
Group C: Vietnam, Nepal, Palestine, Afghanistan.
Group D: Thailand, Mongolia, Singapore, Sri Lanka.
Group E: Philippines, Hong Kong, Tajikistan, Pakistan.
Group F: Chinese Taipei, Indonesia, Lebanon.
Group G: India, Kyrgyz Republic, Turkmenistan.
The winner of each group (seven teams) will advance to Round 2, where they will be joined by the five highest seeded teams - DPR Korea, Japan, Australia, China PR and Korea Republic.
Australia finished fourth in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics while Japan were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Sweden. China’s campaign ended in the group stage.
Four teams from Round 2 - the three group winners and the best-ranked runner-up - will then face off in Round 3 where they will play two pairs of home and away matches. The eventual winners (two teams) will qualify for the Paris 2024 Women’s Olympic Football Tournament.
Source: www.the-afc.com