2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup

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The 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup was the 21st edition of the AFC Women's Asian Cup, the quadrennial international football tournament in Asia competed by the women's national teams in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Australia was officially selected as the host nation by the AFC Women's Football Committee on 15 May 2024. The tournament served as the final stage of Asian qualification for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup in Brazil. This will be the last time the qualifications will be linked, as a standalone qualifier for the FIFA Women's World Cup will be held starting from the 2031 edition onwards. For the first time, the tournament also served as the penultimate stage of Asian qualification for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, with all eight quarter-finalists qualifying for the 2028 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament. This also marked the second time a country hosted the AFC Women's Asian Cup having hosted the FIFA Women's World Cup before. The first time was China...

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