Iran Ready for AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualification, Coach Says
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran women’s football team coach Somayyeh Shahbazi says that they are ready for the match against Bangladesh in the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification.
Team Melli will meet Bangladesh in Group G on Wednesday.
Bangladesh was originally chosen to host the competition but the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has named Uzbekistan as hosts.
Iran, Jordan and Bangladesh are in Group G.
“We will start the competition with a match against Bangladesh and we are well-prepared for the match. The team has lost against Jordan and will play us with the aim of winning the match,” Shahbazi said in an interview with website of Iran football federation.
“We have analyzed Bangladesh well and know their weakness. We are ready to beat them tomorrow,” she added.
The 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification will be the qualification tournament for the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup.
A total of 12 teams will qualify to play in the final tournament in India. The hosts and the top three teams of the previous tournament in 2018 will qualify automatically, while the other eight teams will be decided by qualification, with the matches scheduled to be played from Sept. 13 to 25 in centralized venues.
This tournament will also serve as the first stage of Asian qualification for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, where five teams from the Women's Asian Cup qualify directly for the World Cup (plus co-hosts Australia), and two teams qualify for a 10-team playoff tournament.
