2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup Group A
Group A of the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup was played from 1 to 8 March 2026,[1] with the group made up of hosts Australia, South Korea, Iran and the Philippines.[2] The top two teams, South Korea and Australia, along with third-placed Philippines (as one of the two best third-placed teams), advanced to the quarter-finals.
Teams
| Draw position | Team | Zone | Pot | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings June 2025[nb 1] |
FIFA Rankings December 2025 |
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| A1 | Australia | AFF | 1 | Host | 15 May 2024 | 7th | 2022 | Winners (2010) | 15 | 15 |
| A2 | South Korea | EAFF | 2 | 2022 runners-up | 18 December 2024 | 14th | Runners-up (2022) | 21 | 21 | |
| A3 | Iran | CAFA | 4 | Group A winner | 19 July 2025 | 2nd | Group stage (2022) | 70 | 68 | |
| A4 | Philippines | AFF | 3 | Group G winner | 5 July 2025 | 11th | Semi-finals (2022) | 39 | 41 |
Notes
- ^ The June 2025 FIFA Women's World Ranking was used for seeding for the final draw.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Australia (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | |
| 3 | Philippines | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
Matches
Australia vs Philippines
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South Korea vs Iran
| South Korea | 3–0 | Iran |
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Philippines vs South Korea
| Philippines | 0–3 | South Korea |
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Iran vs Australia
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Iran vs Philippines
| Iran | 0–2 | Philippines |
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Australia vs South Korea
| Australia | 3–3 | South Korea |
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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:
- first yellow card: –1 point;
- indirect red card (second yellow card): –3 points;
- direct red card: –3 points;
- yellow card and direct red card: –4 points.
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| Philippines | –2 | –2 | |||||||||||
| South Korea | –2 | –2 | |||||||||||
| Australia | –1 | –2 | –3 | ||||||||||
| Iran | –2 | –2 | –4 | ||||||||||
References
- ^ a b "AFC Women's Asian Cup™ Australia 2026 Match Schedule" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
- ^ "#WAC2026 - The Groups". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
- ^ "AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026 Match Officials MD1 Group A (Mar 1)" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 27 February 2026.
- ^ "AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026 Match Officials MD1 Group A (Mar 2)" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 28 February 2026.
- ^ a b "AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026 Match Officials MD2 Group A" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 3 March 2026.
External links
- AFC Women's Asian Cup, the-AFC.com