2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup Group A

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]

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
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 2022 Runners-up (2022) 21 21
A3  Iran CAFA 4 Group A winner 19 July 2025 2nd 2022 Group stage (2022) 70 68
A4  Philippines AFF 3 Group G winner 5 July 2025 11th 2022 Semi-finals (2022) 39 41

Notes

  1. ^ 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 Australia South Korea Iran Philippines
1  Australia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage — 8 Mar — 1 Mar
2  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 2 Mar —
3  Iran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking 5 Mar — — 8 Mar
4  Philippines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 Mar — —
First match(es) will be played: 1 March 2026. Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Matches

All times are local:[1]

Australia vs Philippines

Australia v Philippines
Report (FIFA)

South Korea vs Iran

South Korea v Iran
Report (FIFA)

Philippines vs South Korea

Philippines v South Korea
Report (FIFA)

Iran vs Australia

Iran v Australia
Report (FIFA)

Iran vs Philippines

Iran v Philippines
Report (FIFA)

Australia vs South Korea

Australia v South Korea
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:

  • first yellow card: plus 1 point;
  • indirect red card (second yellow card): plus 3 points;
  • direct red card: plus 3 points;
  • yellow card and direct red card: plus 4 points;
Team Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Points
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card
 Australia 0
 South Korea 0
 Iran 0
 Philippines 0

References

  1. ^ a b "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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