India will host the AFC Women's Asian Cup from January 20 to February 6, 2022. The host India, as well as the top three teams from the recent tournament, will directly qualify, with the remaining eight teams determined through the qualification process. All the qualifying matches will take place in September 2021. The winners of eight groups will qualify for the main event of AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022. In the qualifying phase, the Bangladesh Women's Football Team will compete in Group G. Let's look at some details about the 2022 Asian Cup qualifiers and Bangladesh's opponents in the group stage.
Venues and Formats of AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022
The 2022 Women's Asian Cup will be held in two Indian cities. The competition will be held between the middle of January and the beginning of February. India had previously hosted the competition in 1980. The Indian women's team last competed in the Asian Cup 2003, with their greatest results coming in the 1980 and 1983 editions, when they finished second. Apart from India, Japan, the People's Republic of China, and Australia have also qualified for the championship.
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Mumbai Football Arena (Mumbai), DY Patil Stadium (Mumbai), and Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex (Pune) will host the tournament.
Twelve teams will be split into three groups. In each group, the top two teams will progress to the quarterfinals. The best two of the top three teams in each group will advance to the tournament's first knockout phase. Goal differences and points will be counted to determine which two teams will proceed to the final eight. The competition's final match will take place on February 6th.
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Group StageFixtures of 2022 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers
The tournament's format is that the champion teams from each of the eight groups will advance to the AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022 main event. Bangladesh women's football team will compete in Group G, with matches against Jordan and Iran scheduled for September 19 and 22, respectively.
Jordan and Iran are two tough opponents for Bangladesh. The match between Jordan and Iran will take place on September 25. However, Bangladesh women's football team has been performing well lately. So, we may anticipate some exciting battles in the group stage matchups.
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The Group G matches were originally set to take place in Bangladesh. The AFC prefers a neutral location for the Group G matches, therefore Uzbekistan will now host them.
Let's take a quick look at the groupings
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Group A |
Group C |
Group E |
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Chinese Taipei |
Singapore |
South Korea |
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Bahrain |
Iraq |
Uzbekistan |
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Laos |
Indonesia |
Mongolia |
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Turkmenistan |
North Korea |
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Group B |
Group D |
Group F |
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Vietnam |
Myanmar |
Philippines |
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Tajikistan |
United Arab Emirates |
Hong Kong |
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Maldives |
Guam |
Nepal |
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Afghanistan |
Lebanon |
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Group G |
Group H |
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Bangladesh |
Thailand |
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Jordan |
Palestine |
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Iran |
Malaysia |
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Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_AFC_Women's_Asian_Cup_qualification
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Bottom Line
The above discussion includes all you need to know about the AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022 and the qualifying phase. Bangladesh women's football team isn't the favourite to win Group G in the 2022 Asian Cup qualifiers, but they're motivated to put up a good fight against their opponents. The women's Asian Cup tournament will begin in the first quarter of the next year. The COVID-19 health regulations will be strictly followed throughout the competition. However, the organizers are still considering whether or not spectators will be permitted inside the stadiums.
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