India to play Kyrgyz Republic, Turkmenistan in round 1 of Paris 2024 Olympics women’s football qualifiers

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Indian women’s football team has been drawn with Kyrgyz Republic and Turkmenistan in the first round of the AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament to be held in April. The draw took place at Asian Football Confederation (AFC) House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday.

Placed in Group G, India will take on the Kyrgyz Republic and Turkmenistan in a single round-robin format at a centralised venue from April 3 to 11. The venue will be announced later.

The Indian women’s football team is currently placed 61st in the FIFA rankings. The Kyrgyz Republic are world No. 124 while Turkmenistan are placed 137.

The seven group winners from the first round will join Asia’s five highest-ranked teams – North Korea, Japan, Australia, China and South Korea – in the second round of the Paris 2024 Olympic women’s football qualifiers to be held in October.

The three group winners and one best-placed runner-up from the second round will play for the two spots for Paris 2024 Olympics in the final round to be held in November-December 2023.

Paris 2024 Olympics women’s football qualifiers round 1 draw

Group A: Uzbekistan, Jordan, Timor-Leste, Bhutan

Group B: Myanmar, IR Iran, Bangladesh, Maldives

Group C: Vietnam, Nepal, Palestine, Afghanistan

Group D: Thailand, Mongolia, Singapore, Sri Lanka

Group E: Philippines, Hong Kong, Tajikistan, Pakistan

Group F: Chinese Taipei, Indonesia, Lebanon

Group G: India, Kyrygz Republic, Turkmenistan

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