Group A is the first of three groups of the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup that took place from 20 to 26 February 2022.[1] The group competition consists of China PR, Chinese Taipei, hosts India and Iran.[2] The top two teams automatically qualify for the top eight knockout stage, while third place is comparatively evaluated to other third-placed teams based on the football ranking system for the last two berths.[3] The two teams that advanced are China PR and Chinese Taipei. Although Iran finished third in this set, they failed to make the quarter-finals as they are comparatively last to the other third-place teams.[4]
Teams edit
| Draw position | Team | Pot | Federation | Method of qualification |
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Finals appearance |
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FIFA Rankings[5] |
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| A1 |  India |
1 | SAFF | Hosts | 5 June 2020 | 9th | 2003 | Runners-up (1979, 1983) | 55 |
| A2 |  China |
2 | EAFF | 2018 third place | 28 January 2021 | 15th | 2018 | Champions (1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2006) | 19 |
| A3 |  Chinese Taipei |
3 | EAFF | Group A winners | 24 October 2021 | 14th | 2008 | Champions (1977, 1979, 1981) | 39 |
| A4 |  Iran |
4 | CAFA | Group G winners | 25 September 2021 | 1st | N/A | Debut | 70 |
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | China
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Iran
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 | |
| 4 | India (H)
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew[a] |
- ^ India failed to name the required 13 players and were unable to play their match of the group stage against Chinese Taipei due to them having only fewer than 13 players left with the remaining team members testing positive for COVID-19. They were considered to have withdrawn from the competition, and all previous matches played by them shall be considered "null and void" and would not be considered in determining the final group rankings.[6]
Matches edit
China PR vs Chinese Taipei edit
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India vs Iran edit
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Iran vs China PR edit
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Chinese Taipei vs India edit
| Chinese Taipei | Cancelled | India |
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Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
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India vs China PR edit
Chinese Taipei vs Iran edit
| Chinese Taipei | 5–0 | Iran |
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Discipline edit
Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers in the group if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied, or if teams had the same record in the ranking of third-placed teams. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:[10]
- yellow card = 1 point
- red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points
- direct red card = 3 points
- yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points
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References edit
- ^ "Match Schedule of the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "AFC Women's Asian Cup Fixtures & Standings". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "AFC announces the competition format of Women's Asian Cup India 2022". Vietnam women's national football team. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "India 2022 Quarter-final cast finalised". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Ranking (AFC - December 10 2021)". FIFA. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Latest update on the AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022". Asian Football Confederation. 23 January 2022. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ a b "AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022 Match Officials Matchday One" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b "AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022 Match Officials Matchday Two" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022 Match Officials Matchday Three" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022 Competition Regulations". AFC.
External links edit
- AFC Women's Asian Cup, the-AFC.com