28-Apr-2025 02:04 PM
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Kuala Lumpur, Apr 28 (Reporter) The India U20 women's team were drawn alongside Myanmar, Indonesia, and Turkmenistan in Group D of the AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup Thailand 2026 Qualifiers, following the draw conducted at the AFC House here in Malaysia, on Monday.
Myanmar will host Group D of the Qualifiers between August 6 to 10 in a centralised
single round-robin format.
A total of 33 teams were divided into eight groups (Group A with five teams and rest of the seven
with four each).
The group winners and the three best runners-up, alongside hosts Thailand, will complete the cast
of 12 teams for the 12th edition of the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup, which will take place from
April 1 to 18, 2026.
The top four teams in the final tournament will qualify for the FIFA U20 Women's World Cup 2026.
The AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup, an eight-team tournament until 2024, has been expanded to
12 teams from the 2026 edition onwards.
The seedings for the draw were based on a points system derived from the teams' final rankings across the previous three editions of the tournament. India were placed in Pot 2.
AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup Thailand 2026 Qualifiers draw result:
Group A: DPR Korea, Nepal, Bhutan (H), Mongolia, Saudi Arabia
Group B: Vietnam (H), Kyrgyz Republic, Hong Kong, China, Singapore,
Group C: Australia, Chinese Taipei, Palestine, Tajikistan (H)
Group D: Myanmar (H), India, Indonesia, Turkmenistan
Group E: China PR (H), Lebanon, Cambodia, Syria
Group F: Japan, IR Iran, Malaysia (H), Guam
Group G: Uzbekistan (H), Jordan, Northern Mariana Islands, Bahrain
Group H: Korea Republic, Bangladesh, Laos (H), Timor Leste...////...