Iran Drawn with Jordan, Bangladesh at AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2022 Qualifiers
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran was drawn with Jordan and Bangladesh at the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022.
The draw for the Qualifiers was held at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday.
The 28 teams were drawn into four groups of four and four groups of three, with the winner of each group clinching its place in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022, scheduled to take place from January 20 to February 6.
Defending champion Japan, 2018 runner-up Australia and third-placed China PR as well as host India have already qualified for the Finals, which will see an expanded 12 teams competing for the continent's premier women's national team title.
Group A will have three-time champion Chinese Taipei, Bahrain, Turkmenistan and Laos , while Group B will see Vietnam, Tajikistan, Maldives and Afghanistan vying for the sole spot available in the Finals.
Group C consists three-time winner DPR Korea, Singapore, Iraq and Indonesia with Myanmar, United Arab Emirates, Guam and Lebanon making up Group D.
Group E will see 2003 runner-up Korea Republic, Uzbekistan and Mongolia, in contention with Philippines, Hong Kong and Nepal the cast for Group F.
Jordan - the 2018 host, Iran and Bangladesh make up Group G while 1983 winner Thailand, Palestine and Malaysia will fight for AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 qualification in Group H.