2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup Group A

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. The group competition consists of China PR, Chinese Taipei, hosts India and Iran. 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. 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.

Teams Draw position Team Pot Federation Method ofqualification Date ofqualification Finalsappearance Lastappearance Previous bestperformance FIFA Rankings A1 1 SAFF 9th 2003 (1979, 1983) 55 A2 2 EAFF 15th 2018 (1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2006) 19 A3 3 EAFF Group A winners 14th 2008 (1977, 1979, 1981) 39 A4 4 CAFA 1st N/A 70

Standings

Matches China PR vs Chinese Taipei

Team stats Statistic 18 Shots 39 Shots on target 077% Possession 23%684 Passes 20484% Pass accuracy 43%7 Fouls 61 Yellow cards 00 Red cards 03 Offsides 26 Corners 2

GK 1 Zhu YuRB 14Lou Jiahui CB 3 Wang XiaoxueCB 4 Li JiayueLB 8 Yao WeiRM 7 Wang ShuangCM 13Yang Lina CM 23Gao ChenLM 6 Zhang Xin CF 11Wang Shanshan (c) CF 19Zhang Linyan Substitutions:MF 15Wu Chengshu MF 16Yao Lingwei DF 2 Li Mengwen FW 21Li Ying FW 18Tang Jiali Manager:Shui Qingxia GK 18Cheng Ssu-yuCB 4 Lai Wei-juCB 15Su Hsin-yun CB 16Chang Su-hsinRWB 6 Zhuo Li-pingLWB 5 Pan Shin-yuRM 13Pan Yen-hsin CM 9 Hsu Yi-yun CM 11Lai Li-chin (c)LM 7 Chen Yen-pingCF 19Su Yu-hsuanSubstitutions:MF 10Lee Hsiu-chin MF 14Wu Kai-ching MF 17Ting Chi Manager: Kazuo Echigo

Assistant referees: Supawan Hinthong (Thailand) Merlo Albano (Philippines) Fourth official: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

India vs Iran

Team stats Statistic 24 Shots 85 Shots on target 265% Possession 35%411 Passes 23867% Pass accuracy 44%9 Fouls 61 Yellow cards 10 Red cards 01 Offsides 29 Corners 4

GK 1 Aditi ChauhanRB 17Dalima ChhibberCB 3 Manisa PannaCB 4 Ashalata Devi (c)LB 16Manisha Kalyan CM 9 Anju TamangCM 7 Ratanbala Devi CM 12Indumathi KathiresanAM 13Sandhiya Ranganathan CF 10Pyari Xaxa CF 8 Sanju YadavSubstitutions:FW 11Grace Dangmei FW 15Renu Gour DF 5 Shilky Devi FW 22Sumati Kumari Manager: Thomas Dennerby GK 1 Zohreh KoudaeiRB 4 Melika MotevalliCB 19Fatemeh AdeliCB 5 Ghazaleh BanitalebiLB 8 Behnaz Taherkhani (c)RM 11Samaneh Chahkandi CM 23Sana Sadeghi CM 18Melika MohammadiLM 6 Zahra Sarbali CF 17Negin Zandi CF 20Hajar Dabbaghi Substitutions:MF 16Zahra Masoumi MF 21Marzieh Nikkhah MF 10Sara Zohrabi MF 13Yasaman Farmani FW 7 Afsaneh Chatrenoor Manager:Maryam Irandoost

Assistant referees: Joanna Charaktis (Australia) Naomi Teshirogi (Japan) Fourth official: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

Iran vs China PR

Team stats Statistic 1 Shots 241 Shots on target 1419% Possession 81%189 Passes 75950% Pass accuracy 90%2 Fouls 100 Yellow cards 20 Red cards 00 Offsides 41 Corners 10

GK 1 Zohreh KoudaeiRB 4 Melika MotevalliCB 19Fatemeh AdeliCB 5 Ghazaleh BanitalebiLB 8 Behnaz Taherkhani (c)RM 11Samaneh Chahkandi CM 23Sana Sadeghi CM 18Melika MohammadiLM 6 Zahra Sarbali CF 7 Afsaneh Chatrenoor CF 20Hajar Dabbaghi Substitutions:MF 10Sara Zohrabi FW 17Negin Zandi DF 2 Fatemeh Amineh FW 9 Sara Ghomi MF 14Elham Farahmand Manager:Maryam Irandoost GK 22Zhao LinaRB 14Lou JiahuiCB 4 Li Jiayue CB 3 Wang XiaoxueLB 8 Yao Wei RM 7 Wang ShuangCM 16Yao Lingwei CM 23Gao Chen LM 6 Zhang Xin CF 11Wang Shanshan (c) CF 20Xiao YuyiSubstitutions:DF 2 Li Mengwen MF 10Zhang Rui MF 9 Wang Yanwen FW 18Tang Jiali MF 13Yang Lina Manager:Shui Qingxia

Assistant referees: Supawan Hinthong (Thailand) Merlo Albano (Philippines) Fourth official: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)

Chinese Taipei vs India

Assistant referees: Lee Seul-gi (South Korea) Park Mi-suk (South Korea) Fourth official: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)

India vs China PR

Chinese Taipei vs Iran

Team stats Statistic 18 Shots 910 Shots on target 349% Possession 51%329 Passes 34561% Pass accuracy 62%7 Fouls 120 Yellow cards 10 Red cards 05 Offsides 15 Corners 4

GK 18Cheng Ssu-yu CB 4 Lai Wei-juCB 15Su Hsin-yunCB 16Chang Su-hsinRWB 6 Zhuo Li-ping LWB 5 Pan Shin-yuRM 10Lee Hsiu-chin CM 9 Hsu Yi-yun CM 11Lai Li-chin (c) LM 7 Chen Yen-ping CF 19Su Yu-hsuanSubstitutions:MF 8 Wang Hsiang-huei MF 17Ting Chi FW 3 Lin Hsin-hui MF 2 Chang Chi-lan MF 14Wu Kai-ching Manager: Kazuo Echigo GK 1 Zohreh KoudaeiRB 4 Melika Motevalli CB 19Fatemeh AdeliCB 2 Fatemeh AminehLB 8 Behnaz Taherkhani (c)RM 16Zahra MasoumiCM 13Yasaman Farmani CM 18Melika Mohammadi LM 6 Zahra SarbaliCF 7 Afsaneh Chatrenoor CF 20Hajar DabbaghiSubstitutions:MF 10Sara Zohrabi MF 14Elham Farahmand DF 3 Hadieh Kor FW 9 Sara Ghomi Manager:Maryam Irandoost

Assistant referees: Makoto Bozono (Japan) Park Mi-suk (South Korea) Fourth official: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

Discipline

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:

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

TeamMatch 1Match 2Match 3Points 1 2 –3 0 1 –1 (H) WD

References

External links , the-AFC.com