Group A is the first of three groups of the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup that took place from 20 to 26 February 2022. [1] The group competition consists of China PR, Chinese Taipei, hosts India and Iran. [2] The top two teams automatically qualify for the top eight knockout stage, while third place is comparatively evaluated to other third-placed teams based on the football ranking system for the last two berths. [3] The two teams that advanced are China PR and Chinese Taipei. Although Iran finished third in this set, they failed to make the quarter-finals as they are comparatively last to the other third-place teams. [4]
Draw position | Team | Pot | Federation | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Rankings [5] |
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A1 | India | 1 | SAFF | Hosts | 5 June 2020 | 9th | 2003 | Runners-up (1979, 1983) | 55 |
A2 | China | 2 | EAFF | 2018 third place | 28 January 2021 | 15th | 2018 | Champions (1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2006) | 19 |
A3 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | EAFF | Group A winners | 24 October 2021 | 14th | 2008 | Champions (1977, 1979, 1981) | 39 |
A4 | Iran | 4 | CAFA | Group G winners | 25 September 2021 | 1st | N/A | Debut | 70 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 6 | Knockout stage |
2 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
3 | Iran | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 | |
4 | India (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew [lower-alpha 1] |
China | 4–0 | Chinese Taipei |
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India | Voided (0–0) | Iran |
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Iran | 0–7 | China |
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Chinese Taipei | Cancelled | India |
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Chinese Taipei | 5–0 | Iran |
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Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers in the group if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied, or if teams had the same record in the ranking of third-placed teams. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows: [10]
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China | 1 | 2 | –3 | ||||||||||
Chinese Taipei | 0 | ||||||||||||
Iran | 1 | –1 | |||||||||||
India (H) | WD |
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