The Indian women's football team have been clubbed in Group C in the second round of the 2024 AFC Women's Olympic qualifiers, alongside Japan, Vietnam and Uzbekistan.
India played against the Kyrgyz Republic and Turkmenistan in the first group stage where they emerged victorious in both matches and thereby booked their berth in the second round.
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The India eves were placed in pot 4 during the draw for the second-round qualifiers alongside Iran and North Korea owing to their current FIFA rank of 61.
All you need to know about India's group in 2024 AFC Olympic Qualifiers second round
12 teams have progressed to the second round and they are now divided into three groups of four teams each. All three group winners along with the best second-placed nation will progress to the third round. Two out of those four teams will then qualify for the final competition.
The #BlueTigresses 🐯 will face Japan 🇯🇵 Vietnam🇻🇳and Uzbekistan🇺🇿 in Round 2 of the #AFCWomensOlympicQ 🏆 to be played between Oct 23-Nov 1#ShePower 👧 #IndianFootball ⚽
— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) May 18, 2023
India are clubbed alongside the second-highest-ranked Asian team Japan (11), 33rd-ranked Vietnam and 50th-ranked Uzbekistan.
When are India playing in the 2024 AFC Olympic Qualifiers second round?
All of India's group games will be held in Uzbekistan between October 23 and November 1. The fixtures will be announced later.
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