the women's world cup qualifiers will be a separate event for the first time, and the women's world cup may be expanded to 48 teams
2024-09-13
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on september 13, the asian football confederation officially announced the reform plan for asian women's football events, in which the asian qualifiers for the women's world cup will become a separate event for the first time. in addition, the asian football confederation also mentioned the specific reform plans for events such as the women's asian cup and the olympic qualifiers. according to british media reports, fifa is also discussing the expansion of the women's world cup to 48 teams...
the women's world cup qualifiers will become a separate event for the first time and will be implemented in 2031
the women's world cup asian qualifiers will become a separate event for the first time, starting with the 2031 women's world cup qualifiers.
the new competition system is divided into three rounds. based on the number of participants, the lower-ranked teams will participate in the first round, adopting a group-based single round-robin system, and the top-ranked teams will enter the second round.in the second round, 24 teams will participate, divided into 6 groups of 4 teams each, and the same centralized single round-robin system will be adopted. the top two teams in each group will advance to the third round. in the third round, 12 teams will be divided into 3 groups of 4 teams each, and the home and away double round-robin system will be adopted. the qualification method will be determined according to the world cup asian quota allocation. eliminated teams will also have the opportunity to compete for qualification through the play-offs.
previously, asian places for the women's world cup were obtained through the women's asian cup. for example, in the 2023 women's world cup co-hosted by australia and new zealand, the afc obtained 6 places, and australia, one of the hosts, automatically obtained one place. the rule at the time was that the five teams with the best results in the women's asian cup advanced to the women's world cup. the chinese women's football team defeated vietnam 3-1 in the quarter-finals of the asian cup, reached the semi-finals, and also advanced to the 2023 women's world cup.
on january 30, 2022, local time, in new mumbai, india, in the quarter-finals of the 2022 women's asian cup, the chinese women's football team defeated the vietnamese women's football team. the picture shows wang shanshan and wang shuang celebrating the goal. photo from ic photo
fifa is reportedly planning to expand the women's world cup to 48 teams
at the same time, fifa is also discussing the issue of expanding the women's world cup to 48 teams. this is not the first time that fifa has considered expanding the women's world cup.
the 2023 women's world cup, co-hosted by australia and new zealand, will expand from 24 teams to 32, in line with the current scale of the men's world cup. in 2026, the number of participating teams in the men's world cup, co-hosted by canada, mexico and the united states, will increase to 48.
the 2023 women's world cup set new attendance and ratings records, and calls for further expansion are growing. fifa president gianni infantino was urged by the relevant fifa committee to ensure that the number of places for the 2026 men's world cup is consistent by adding 16 tickets to the women's world cup finals.
on august 20, 2023, local time, in the 2023 women's world cup final, the spanish women's football team defeated the english women's football team to win the championship. photo from ic photo
in may this year, brazil was chosen as the host city for the 2027 women's world cup. reports believe that the expanded women's world cup may increase the chances of the united kingdom and ireland co-hosting the women's world cup in 2031. they will face competition from the united states and mexico, the latter two countries have jointly competed for the right to host the 2027 women's world cup.
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women's asian cup qualifiers
the women's asian cup qualifiers will be divided into two rounds, both of which will adopt a centralized single round-robin system. the first round will be played by teams ranked 9th or below in asia in the fifa rankings. based on the number of participating teams, the afc hopes to divide them into 8 groups, with 3-4 teams in each group, for a total of 16 teams to advance to the second round.
the second round of qualifiers will be composed of the top eight asian teams in the fifa rankings and 16 teams that have passed the first round, divided into 6 groups of 4 teams each. the top team in each group and the five best runners-up will advance to the finals, forming 12 participating teams with the host. according to the ranking of the host team and the number of participating teams, the first and second rounds will be fine-tuned. the new qualifying system will be implemented after the 2026 women's asian cup in australia.
olympic qualifying tournament
the olympic qualifying tournament will be held after the women's asian cup. the top 8 teams from each women's asian cup will compete for the olympic qualification. they will be divided into two groups of 4 teams each, using a home and away double round-robin system. the top team in each group will participate in the olympic games.
red star news editor bao chengli
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