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Another three teams advanced as Round 1 of the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024 Asian Qualifiers concluded on Tuesday, April 11.
The seven Round 1 group winners – Uzbekistan (Group A), Iran (Group B), Vietnam (Group C), Thailand (Group D), Philippines (Group E), Chinese Taipei (Group F) and India (Group G) will now join the five highest seeded teams – North Korea, Japan, Australia, China and South Korea in Round 2 which will be divided into three groups.
Four teams – the three group winners and the best-ranked runners-up – will then progress to Round 3 to play two pairs of home and away matches with the eventual winners qualifying for the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024.
Round 1 Qualifiers
Group A
Winners – Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan were flawless in Group A as they emphatically booked their place with a 7-0 defeat of Jordan on Tuesday.
The Central Asian side also defeated Timor-Leste 3-0 and Bhutan 9-0 to show they will be a force to be reckoned with in Round 2.
Group B
Winners – Iran
Myanmar gave it their best but Iran had the little extra to top the two-team Group B.
They kicked off with a 1-0 win and dug deep to hold a resilient Myanmar 1-1 in the reverse fixture.
Group C
Winners – Vietnam
Despite playing in Kathmandu, an unfazed Vietnam cruised to two wins against hosts Nepal.
Preparing for their FIFA Women’s World Cup debut, Vietnam kicked off with a 5-1 win followed by a more calculated performance in the second game, doing just enough for a 2-0 victory.
Group D
Winners – Thailand
Singapore and Mongolia had no answers for a rampant Thailand side with the hosts simply unstoppable.
They started with a 6-0 defeat of Singapore and then scored the same number of goals against Mongolia to finish top.
Group E
Winners – Philippines
Philippines, also preparing for their FIFA Women’s World Cup debut, showed their quality in Group E with three wins.
Hong Kong were expected to offer stiff resistance but the East Asian side suffered a 4-0 defeat on Tuesday as Philippines followed up their earlier victories over Pakistan (4-0) and Tajikistan (8-0).
Group F
Winners – Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei were easily the outstanding side in Group F, as shown by their 5-1 defeat of hosts Lebanon on the opening day.
They were equally impressive against Indonesia on Tuesday, cruising to a 4-0 victory.
Group G
Winners – India
Playing in Bishkek did not prove to be a challenge for India as they registered two impressive victories over Kyrgyz Republic.
An opening day 5-0 win was followed by a 4-0 triumph as the South Asian side cast they eyes on the tougher challenges that await in Round 2.
