TEHRAN - The course has actually been set for the 26 groups competing in the Womens Olympic Football Tournament 2024 Asian Qualifiers Round 1, and Iran have been handed an easy draw.

Round 1 of the Asian Qualifiers will be divided into 5 groups of four and two groups of 3, with teams competing in a one-round league format in a central location from April 3 to 11.

The hosts for the groups will be revealed in due course.The draw saw Uzbekistan, Jordan, Timor-Leste and Bhutan attracted Group A while Myanmar, Iran, Bangladesh and Maldives will fight in Group B.Group C has Vietnam, Nepal, Palestine and Afghanistan with Thailand, Mongolia, Singapore and Sri Lanka in Group D.Philippines, Hong Kong, Tajikistan and Pakistan are the sides in Group E with Chinese Taipei, Indonesia and Lebanon set to compete for the sole automated spot into the next round in Group F.

Group G will see India, Kyrgyz Republic and Turkmenistan facing off.The winners of each group will advance to Round 2 where they will be signed up with by the 5 greatest seeded groups - DPR Korea, Japan, Australia, China PR and Korea Republic.Australia finished 4th in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics while Japanwere gotten rid of in the quarter-finals by Sweden.

Chinas project ended in the group stage.Four teams from Round 2 - the three group winners and the best-ranked runners-up - will then take on in Round 3 where they will play 2 pairs of house and away matches with the ultimate winners qualifying for the Paris 2024 Womens Olympic Football Tournament.