An injury-time goal condemned India to a 1-2 defeat against Vietnam in their first match in Group C of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026 at the Perth Rectangular Stadium in Perth, Australia, on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Nguyen Thi Van Su (30’, 90+4’) scored in each half for …
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The wait has come to an end. The Indian senior women’s national team, after four years of hurt, are finally ready to begin their AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026 journey against Vietnam at the Perth Rectangular Stadium on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Perth, Australia. The match will kick …
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One day, Sushmita Lepcha found herself added to the Indian women’s national team WhatsApp group. There had been no prior conversation telling her she had been selected. For a few seconds, she was confused. “I was added to the group, and I had not received any information before that,” she …
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Long before the final whistle in Thailand confirmed India’s place in the continental showpiece six months ago, Sangita Basfore had already manifested the journey in her mind as something much bigger than just qualifying for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup. At the very start of last year’s qualifying campaign, while …
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The Indian senior women’s team’s 26-member squad for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026 has been announced. Placed in Group C, India will begin their campaign against Vietnam on March 4 at the Perth Rectangular Stadium at 16:30 IST, followed by a meeting against Japan on March 7 at …
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India were the first among the 11 visiting teams to reach Australia ahead of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026, touching down in Perth on February 11th, three weeks before their first game against Vietnam on March 4. Carrying valuable experience from their Türkiye tour, the Blue Tigresses have maintained …
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The Indian senior women’s team will play two friendly matches against Australian club sides Perth RedStar FC and Perth Azzurri on February 19 and 23, 2026, respectively, in Perth, Australia. After wrapping up their training camp in Türkiye, the Blue Tigresses arrived in Western Australia on February 11 to continue …
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Amelia Valverde, the new coach of the Indian senior women’s team, was only 23 when she began her coaching career back home in Costa Rica. Four years later, she found herself in the dugout at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium, leading her country in their first-ever FIFA Women’s World Cup match in …
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The All India Football Federation has appointed Amelia Valverde as the coach of the Indian senior women’s team. Valverde, 39, who hails from Costa Rica, has joined the Indian camp in Antalya, Türkiye, where the Blue Tigresses are preparing for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026, scheduled for March. …
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The All India Football Federation’s Women’s Football Committee held a meeting at the Football House in New Delhi, on Sunday, December 21, 2025. The meeting was chaired by Ms. Valanka Alemao, in the presence of AIFF Deputy Secretary General Mr. M. Satyanarayan, Debuty Chairperson Ms. Tsering Angmo, and members Ms. …
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