2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup Group C

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Group C of 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup will be played from 4 to 10 March 2026. [1] The group was made up of Japan, Vietnam, India and Chinese Taipei. [2]

Contents

Teams

Draw positionTeamPotMethod of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings
June 2025 [nb 1]
FIFA Rankings
December 2025
C1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1 2022 third place18 December 202418th 2022 Winners (2014, 2018)88
C2Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 2 Group E winners5 July 202510th 2022 Sixth place (2014, 2022)3736
C3Flag of India.svg  India 4 Group C winners5 July 202510th 2022 Runners-up (1979, 1983)6367
C4Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 3 Group F winners5 July 202515th 2022 Winners (1977, 1979, 1981)4240

Notes

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

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Vietnam.svg Flag of India.svg Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 00000000 Knockout stage 10 Mar 4 Mar
2Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 00000000 4 Mar
3Flag of India.svg  India 00000000Possible knockout stage 7 Mar 10 Mar
4Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 00000000 7 Mar
First match(es) will be played: 4 March 2026. Source: AFC

Matches

Japan vs Chinese Taipei

Japan  Flag of Japan.svgvFlag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei

Vietnam vs India

Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svgvFlag of India.svg  India

Chinese Taipei vs Vietnam

Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svgvFlag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam

India vs Japan

India  Flag of India.svgvFlag of Japan.svg  Japan

Japan vs Vietnam

Japan  Flag of Japan.svgvFlag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam

India vs Chinese Taipei

India  Flag of India.svgvFlag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei

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 Japan.svg  Japan 0
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 0
Flag of India.svg  India 0
Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 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.