DPRK team qualified for 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup finals
July 9, 2025Matches of group H for the qualification for the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup finals took place in Tajikistan.
The matches were held on a round-robin basis, divided into eight groups. Eight teams which won the first place in each group and the top three teams in the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup will advance to the final tournament, together with the team of the host nation.
The DPRK team took the first place in its group by beating the Tajik and Palestinian teams 10-0 respectively on June 29 and July 2 and the Malaysian team 6-0 on July 5, qualifying for the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup finals.
Meanwhile, DPRK players Jon Ju Phyong and Jo Hong Rim came third in the U-19 mixed doubles of the 29th Asian Youth Table Tennis Championships held in Uzbekistan.
KCNA