Bangladesh were drawn against Myanmar, Bahrain, and Turkmenistan in Group C of the forthcoming AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers as the draw was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday.
Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after second-half goals from Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo gave them a 2-0 win over Bahrain on Thursday.
Bahrain stunned Australia 1-0 away on Thursday thanks to an 89th-minute Harry Souttar own goal in a major upset to start the third round of Asian qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.