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2026 Women's Asian Cup: Favourites advance as concerns grow over safety of Iranian players

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Neel Shelat
Mar 11, 2026
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Iran’s women’s football team at the 2026 Asian Cup. Credit: Getty Images

The group stage of the 2026 Women’s Asian Cup has concluded after 18 intriguing matches, which produced interesting results across all groups. Eight teams have moved closer to qualifying for the 2027 World Cup and the ultimate goal of lifting the title, but the seedings of the knock…

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