2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (AFC)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23 June 2025 – 19 March 2026 |
| Teams | 38 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 46 |
| Goals scored | 227 (4.93 per match) |
← 2023 2031 → | |
The Asian section of the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification will act as qualifiers for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup to be held in Brazil for national teams who are members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Six teams will qualify directly to join hosts Brazil and two teams will advance to the inter-confederation play-offs.[1]
Format
As in 2023, the AFC Women's Asian Cup serves as the qualifying competition to determine the Asian representatives at the Women's World Cup. The qualifying process is:
- Qualifying stage: Nations will compete 23 June – 5 July 2025 in eight groups to determine the eight nations joining the three top-ranked teams from the 2022 edition (China, South Korea and Japan) and hosts Australia for the final tournament. The sizes of each group are based on the number of nations entering qualification.
- Final tournament: The final tournament is scheduled to take place 1–21 March 2026. Twelve nations will be drawn into groups of four teams each to play single round-robin matches. The group winners and runners-up and the two best-ranked third-place teams will advance to the knockout phase to determine the six nations qualifying directly for the 2027 Women's World Cup and the two Asian representatives in the inter-confederation play-offs.
Schedule
The competition schedule is expected to be as follows:
The first round matches were played during the windows of 23 June – 5 July and 7–19 July 2025.[2]
7–19 July 2025 (Group A)[3]
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First round (2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification)
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan (H) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 3 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Bhutan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Singapore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0 | |
| 5 | Lebanon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 7 July 2025. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | +23 | 12 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Thailand (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 2 | +21 | 9 | |
| 3 | Timor-Leste | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 4 | |
| 4 | Iraq | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 4 | |
| 5 | Mongolia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 32 | −29 | 0 |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangladesh | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Myanmar (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 6 | |
| 3 | Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 1 | |
| 4 | Turkmenistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 1 |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 6 | |
| 3 | Indonesia (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | +17 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Guam | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Maldives | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 |
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uzbekistan (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 7[a] | Final tournament |
| 2 | Nepal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 7[a] | |
| 3 | Laos | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 3 | |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | −20 | 0 |
- ^ a b Nepal and Uzbekistan were level on goal difference and goals scored. A penalty shoot-out was used to determine the final ranking.
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippines | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Cambodia (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 4 | |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | +26 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Malaysia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Palestine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 | |
| 4 | Tajikistan (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0 |
Second round (2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup)
Group A
Group B
Group C
Knockout stage
Inter-confederation play-offs
The two losers will join one team from OFC, UEFA and two each from CAF, CONCACAF, and CONCACAF in the inter-confederation play-offs. The teams will be ranked according to the FIFA Women's World Ranking, the winners of these matches qualifying for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Qualified teams
The following teams from AFC qualified for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup.
See also
References
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Brazil 2027 dates confirmed". FIFA.com. FIFA. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar (July 2025 - June 2026)" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 15 January 2025.
- ^ "AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026: Stage set for #WAC2026 Qualifiers kick-off". Asian Football Confederation. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ Kwek, Kimberly (19 June 2025). "Lionesses' Asian Cup qualifiers in Jordan postponed amid escalating Middle East tensions". straitstimes.com. The Straits Times. Retrieved 19 June 2025.