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The spotlight will be on the stars of Asian women’s football when the leading 12 teams discover their opponents at the anticipated 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup – India draw ceremony held in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, October 28, 2021.
The excitement around Asia’s marquee women’s national team competition is starting to build following the completion of the enthralling qualifiers where Chinese Taipei, Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Korea Republic, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam secured their spots to the Finals.
They will join the top three teams from the 2018 showpiece – Japan, Australia and China PR – alongside host India when the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup – India takes place from January 20 to February 6 with the theme ‘Our Goal for All’.
Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President, said: “I must congratulate the qualifiers who make up the leading 12 teams and will contend for the prestigious trophy next year.”
“The 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup – India is set to celebrate women’s football which has grown tremendously over the years and the competition will be the ideal stage for our stars to showcase their undeniable talent and inspire the future generation of women footballers on the Continent.”
The contenders for the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup – India will be separated into four pots based on their ranking from the previous edition. At the end of the draw, 12 teams will be divided into three groups of four teams with host India placed in Pot 1 alongside reigning champions Japan and Australia, while Pot 2 will feature China, Thailand and South Korea.
The Philippines, Vietnam and Iran, who made history by qualifying to the Finals for the first time, will occupy Pot 3 while Chinese Taipei, Myanmar and Indonesia are placed in Pot 4.
The draw will start from Pot 4 with the first ball drawn placed in position A4 while the remaining balls drawn will be added in position B4 and C4. The same applies to Pots 3 and 2 while India will be drawn first from Pot 1 and placed in A1. The remaining teams drawn will fit into B1 and C1.
The 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup – India will add further drama and excitement with the leading five teams earning direct tickets to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand. The next best two teams from the Play-off matches will also represent Asia at the Inter-Confederation Play-off matches.
Please click here to watch the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup – India draw ceremony on October 28 at 3pm (GMT+8).
