The CommBank Young Matildas will find out their group stage opponents for the AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup™ Qualifiers, with the draw set to take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Monday at 5pm AEST.
The participating teams, divided into eight groups - seven groups of four teams and one group of five - will battle in a Group Stage format across eight centralised venues in Bhutan, China PR, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.
The group winners will be joined by the three best runners-up, alongside the host, to complete the cast of 12 teams for the 12th edition of the AFC Women's U20 Asian Cup™, which will take place from April 1 to 18, 2026.
The Qualifiers will see two-time champions DPR Korea return to defend their crown while three other former champions, China PR, Japan and Korea Republic will also vie to reclaim the coveted title.
Joining them will be 16 teams - Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Kyrgyz Republic, Laos, Lebanon, Mongolia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tajikistan, Timor Leste and Turkmenistan - who are seeking to make their maiden appearance in the Finals.
The pot allocations for the draw, with teams arranged according to rankings and group hosts placed in the Hosts Pot, are as below:
Pot 1: DPR Korea, Japan, Australia, Korea Republic
Pot 2: Chinese Taipei, Islamic Republic of Iran, Lebanon, Nepal, India, Jordan, Kyrgyz Republic, Bangladesh
Pot 3: Hong Kong, China, Cambodia, Palestine, Northern Mariana Islands, Indonesia
Pot 4: Guam, Turkmenistan, Mongolia, Singapore
Pot 5: Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Timor-Leste
Hosts Pot: China PR (Seeding: 1), Vietnam (1), Uzbekistan (1), Myanmar (1), Malaysia (3), Bhutan (3), Laos (3), Tajikistan (4)
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