Draw of the Asian women's qualifying groups for Paris 2024
January 12 - The AFC has drawn the first round of the 26-team Asian qualifiers for the 2024 Women's Olympic Tournament.
The draw involved two nations that qualified for the Women's World Cup later this year: Vietnam and the Philippines, as well as Chinese Taipei and Thailand, who could still qualify for 2023 via the dams next month.
These teams were all seeded next to each other in the draw for the five groups of four and two groups of three, which will be played in a one-round league format at a centralized venue from April 3-11 .
Favorites for qualification for the next round, Vietnam were drawn in Group C with Nepal, Palestine and Afghanistan, while the Philippines were drawn with Hong Kong, Tajikistan and Pakistan in Group E.
Chinese Taipei and Thailand will enter the qualifiers after experiencing the 2023 World Cup play-offs in New Zealand in February. Thailand are drawn in Group D along with Mongolia, Singapore and Sri Lanka. Chinese Taipei are in three-team Group F with Indonesia and Lebanon.
Group venues must be announced.
The draw saw Uzbekistan, Jordan, Timor-Leste and Bhutan drawn in Group A while Myanmar, Islamic Republic of Iran, Bangladesh and Maldives will face off in group B.
The group winners will advance to the second round where they will join the AFC's top five ranked teams: Korea DPR, Japan, Australia, China PR and Korea Republic.
The second round of playoffs will be played in three groups of four, also in a centralized venue.
The three group winners and runners-up from Round 2 will advance to Round 3 where they will play two pairs of home and away matches, with the two eventual winners qualifying for Paris 2024.
No AFC nation has ever won the Olympic title despite China being runners-up in 1996 and Japan being runners-up in 2012.
First round draw Group A: Uzbekistan, Jordan, Timor-Leste, Bhutan Group B: Myanmar, IR Iran, Bangladesh, Maldives Group C: Vietnam, Nepal, Palestine, Afghanistan Group D: Thailand, Mongolia, Singapore, Sri Lanka Group E: Philippines, Hong Kong, Tajikistan, Pakistan
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January 12 - The AFC has drawn the first round of the 26-team Asian qualifiers for the 2024 Women's Olympic Tournament.
The draw involved two nations that qualified for the Women's World Cup later this year: Vietnam and the Philippines, as well as Chinese Taipei and Thailand, who could still qualify for 2023 via the dams next month.
These teams were all seeded next to each other in the draw for the five groups of four and two groups of three, which will be played in a one-round league format at a centralized venue from April 3-11 .
Favorites for qualification for the next round, Vietnam were drawn in Group C with Nepal, Palestine and Afghanistan, while the Philippines were drawn with Hong Kong, Tajikistan and Pakistan in Group E.
Chinese Taipei and Thailand will enter the qualifiers after experiencing the 2023 World Cup play-offs in New Zealand in February. Thailand are drawn in Group D along with Mongolia, Singapore and Sri Lanka. Chinese Taipei are in three-team Group F with Indonesia and Lebanon.
Group venues must be announced.
The draw saw Uzbekistan, Jordan, Timor-Leste and Bhutan drawn in Group A while Myanmar, Islamic Republic of Iran, Bangladesh and Maldives will face off in group B.
The group winners will advance to the second round where they will join the AFC's top five ranked teams: Korea DPR, Japan, Australia, China PR and Korea Republic.
The second round of playoffs will be played in three groups of four, also in a centralized venue.
The three group winners and runners-up from Round 2 will advance to Round 3 where they will play two pairs of home and away matches, with the two eventual winners qualifying for Paris 2024.
No AFC nation has ever won the Olympic title despite China being runners-up in 1996 and Japan being runners-up in 2012.
First round draw Group A: Uzbekistan, Jordan, Timor-Leste, Bhutan Group B: Myanmar, IR Iran, Bangladesh, Maldives Group C: Vietnam, Nepal, Palestine, Afghanistan Group D: Thailand, Mongolia, Singapore, Sri Lanka Group E: Philippines, Hong Kong, Tajikistan, Pakistan
Contact the author of this story at moc.l1673555439labto1673555439ofdlr1673555439owedi1673555439sni@n1673555439osloh1673555439cin.l1673555439uap1673555439
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