2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup Group B

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Group B of 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup will be played from 3 to 9 March 2026. [1] The group was made up of North Korea, China, Bangladesh and Uzbekistan. [2]

Contents

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
B1Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea EAFF 1 Group H winners5 July 202511th 2010 Winners (2001, 2003, 2008)109
B2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China EAFF 2 2022 champions18 December 202416th 2022 Winners (1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995,
1997, 1999, 2006, 2022)
1617
B3Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh SAFF 4 Group C winners2 July 20251stDebut104112
B4Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan CAFA 3 Group F winners5 July 20256th 2022 Group stage (1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003)5249

Notes

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

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of North Korea.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of Bangladesh.svg Flag of Uzbekistan.svg
1Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 00000000Advance to knockout stage 9 Mar 3 Mar
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 00000000 3 Mar
3Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 00000000Possible knockout stage based on ranking 6 Mar 9 Mar
4Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 00000000 6 Mar
First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026. Source: AFC

Matches

North Korea vs Uzbekistan

North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svgvFlag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Report (FIFA)

China vs Bangladesh

China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svgvFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Report (FIFA)

Bangladesh vs North Korea

Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svgvFlag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Report (FIFA)

Uzbekistan vs China

Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svgvFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Report (FIFA)

Bangladesh vs Uzbekistan

Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svgvFlag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Report (FIFA)

North Korea vs China

North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svgvFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Report (FIFA)

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 North Korea.svg  North Korea 0
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 0
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 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.