AFC Asian Cup 2026 – Qualifiers Sri Lanka women’s football team : suffers heavy defeats

Action from the match between Sri Lanka and Laos

Sri Lanka Women suffered a 0-8 defeat against Nepal (Photo credits: AFC)

By Susil Premalal

The Sri Lanka women’s football team endured a disappointing campaign in Group ‘F’ of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Asian Cup (Australia 2026) qualifiers, failing to score a single goal and conceding 20 goals across their three matches.
The Group ‘F’ qualifiers, featuring Uzbekistan, Nepal, Laos, and Sri Lanka, were held at the Do’Stilik Stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Sri Lanka suffered a 0–10 defeat to host nation Uzbekistan, a 0–8 loss to Nepal, and a 0–2 loss to Laos, finishing at the bottom of the group without a point or a goal to their name.
Undefeated Uzbekistan qualified for the final round of the tournament as Group ‘F’ champions. Both Nepal and Uzbekistan were level on goal difference and goals scored, so a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the final group rankings.