AFC Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers : Myanmar beats Turkmenistan 8-0 in Group C Opener

Myanmar defeated Turkmenistan 8-0 in the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers on Sunday.

Myanmar is hosting the Group C matches of the qualifiers at Thuwunna Stadium, where Myanmar, Bahrain, Bangladesh, and Turkmenistan are competing. Myanmar will face Bangladesh on July 2 and Bahrain on July 5. The qualifiers feature six groups of four teams each, with the six group winners automatically advancing to the 12-team 2026 finals.

Already qualified are Australia as hosts, China as the 2022 champions, South Korea as runners-up, and Japan, who finished third in 2022.