Group A of 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup is played from 1 to 8 March 2026. [1] The group is made up of hosts Australia, South Korea, Iran and the Philippines. [2]
| 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 |
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| A1 | AFF | 1 | Host | 15 May 2024 | 7th | 2022 | Winners (2010) | 15 | 15 | |
| A2 | EAFF | 2 | 2022 runners-up | 18 December 2024 | 14th | Runners-up (2022) | 21 | 21 | ||
| A3 | CAFA | 4 | Group A winner | 19 July 2025 | 2nd | Group stage (2022) | 70 | 68 | ||
| A4 | AFF | 3 | Group G winner | 5 July 2025 | 11th | Semi-finals (2022) | 39 | 41 |
Notes
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | Possible knockout stage based on ranking | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
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| South Korea | 3–0 | |
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| Philippines | 0–3 | |
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Assistant referees: [5] |
Assistant referees: [5] |
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:
| Team | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Points | |||||||||
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| –1 | –1 | ||||||||||||
| –2 | –2 | ||||||||||||
| –2 | –2 | ||||||||||||
| –2 | –2 | ||||||||||||