On the afternoon of November 10, the draw for the final round of the 2026 U20 Asian Women's Football Championship took place in Thailand.
The draw results put the Vietnam U20 women's team in Group A with opponents China U20 women's, Thailand U20 women's and Bangladesh U20 women's - the team participating in the final round for the first time.
Meanwhile, Group B includes the defending champion of the DPRK U20 Women's Team, U20 Women's Korea, U20 Women's Uzbekistan and U20 Women's Jordan.
Group C includes Japan U20 Women's Team, Australia U20 Women's Team, Taiwan U20 Women's Team (China) and India U20 Women's Team.
According to the format, the top 2 teams in each group and the 2 teams with the best results in the 3rd place will qualify for the quarter-finals. At the same time, the 4 semi-final teams will qualify for the 2026 U20 Women's World Cup in Poland.
Previously, the U20 Vietnam women's team under the leadership of coach Okiyama Masahiko won a ticket to the U20 Asian Cup finals after winning all 3 matches in the qualifiers.
Meanwhile, the Chinese U20 women's team also has an impressive record with 3 wins, scoring 21 goals and conceding none. Thailand U20 Women's Team as host is also a formidable opponent.
In history, the Vietnam U20 women's team reached the quarter-finals of the Asian U20 Championship in 2004, but was eliminated from the group stage in the following times. Most recently, in the 2024 final round, the young girls lost to Japan U20 Women's U10, DPRK U20 Women's U20 0-6 and China U20 Women's U20 1-6.
