2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup Group A

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Group A of 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup will be played from 1 to 8 March 2026. [1] The group was made up of hosts Australia, South Korea, Iran and the Philippines. [2]

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Teams

Draw positionTeamZonePotMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		Finals
appearance		Last
appearance		Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings
June 2025 [nb 1] 		FIFA Rankings
December 2025
A1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia AFF 1Host15 May 20247th 2022 Winners (2010)1515
A2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea EAFF 2 2022 runners-up18 December 202414th 2022 Runners-up (2022)2121
A3Flag of Iran.svg  Iran CAFA 4 Group A winner19 July 20252nd 2022 Group stage (2022)7068
A4Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines AFF 3 Group G winner5 July 202511th 2022 Semi-finals (2022)3941

Notes

  1. ↑ The June 2025 FIFA Women's World Ranking was used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of South Korea.svg Flag of Iran.svg Flag of the Philippines.svg
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (H)00000000Advance to knockout stage — 8 Mar — 1 Mar
2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 00000000—— 2 Mar —
3Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 00000000Possible knockout stage based on ranking 5 Mar —— 8 Mar
4Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 00000000— 5 Mar ——
First match(es) will be played: 1 March 2026. Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Matches

Australia vs Philippines

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svgvFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Report (FIFA)
Perth Stadium , Perth

South Korea vs Iran

South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svgvFlag of Iran.svg  Iran
Report (FIFA)
Gold Coast Stadium , Gold Coast

Philippines vs South Korea

Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svgvFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Report (FIFA)
Gold Coast Stadium , Gold Coast

Iran vs Australia

Iran  Flag of Iran.svgvFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Report (FIFA)
Gold Coast Stadium , Gold Coast

Iran vs Philippines

Iran  Flag of Iran.svgvFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Report (FIFA)
Gold Coast Stadium , Gold Coast

Australia vs South Korea

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svgvFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Report (FIFA)
Stadium Australia , Sydney

Discipline

Disciplinary points would have been used as a tiebreaker in the group if teams were tied on overall and head-to-head records, with a lower number of disciplinary points ranking higher. Points were calculated based on yellow and red cards received by players and coaches in all group matches as follows:

TeamMatch 1Match 2Match 3Points
Yellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svg Red card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svg Red card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svg Red card.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 0
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 0

References

  1. 1 2 "AFC Women's Asian Cup™ Australia 2026 Match Schedule" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "#WAC2026 - The Groups". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
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