International Women's Friendlies - Final tune-up for hopefuls as Qualifiers beckon

Kuala Lumpur: With less than a month to go before the AFC Women’s Asian Cup™ Australia 2026 Qualifiers kick off, teams across the continent are entering the final stretch of preparation.

A busy schedule of international friendlies over the next 10 days will allow teams to fine-tune tactics and build momentum ahead of the qualifying battles set to run from June 23 to July 5.

While 34 teams are vying for spots, only the eight group winners will join defending champions China PR, Korea Republic, Japan and hosts Australia in the Finals, to be staged across three cities on March 1-26, 2026.

Join the-AFC.com as we take a look at what to expect over the coming days.

Qualifiers Group A hosts Jordan will face Indonesia and Bangladesh on Wednesday and June 3 respectively, with both their opponents in Group C.

Bhutan will also put in the work with friendlies against Hong Kong, China of Group G and Group F’s Malaysia, who will also meet the East Asians in the tri-nation event.

India will face a stern challenge, taking on Uzbekistan - the Group F hosts - on Wednesday and June 3.

Australia will face Argentina twice in a key test of their squad depth, while reigning champions China PR meet the United States in a tantalising test for head coach Ante Milicic.

Korea Republic, runners-up in 2022, are scheduled to play Colombia twice. Japan will test their defensive organisation against Brazil.

International women’s friendlies fixtures

May 28

Kazakhstan v Kyrgyz Republic

Jordan v Indonesia

Bhutan v Hong Kong

May 29

India v Uzbekistan

Lebanon v Palestine

May 30

Thailand v Nepal

Australia v Argentina

Korea Republic v Colombia

May 31

Malaysia v Hong Kong, China

Brazil v Japan

June 1

USA v China PR

Lebanon v Palestine

June 2

Thailand v Nepal

Australia v Argentina

Korea Republic v Colombia

June 3

India v Uzbekistan

Bhutan v Malaysia

Jordan v Bangladesh

Photo: Bhutan Football Federation

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