The Philippines is poised to join reigning Southeast Asian Games champion Vietnam, and possibly another SEA powerhouse Thailand, in earning slots to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026.
The Filipinas just need to draw or maintain a clean sheet in the third and last match day of the Group G qualifiers again Hong Kong on Sunday in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
“It’s been a good two games now and I think we just have to keep going. We have one more game against Hong Kong and we really wanna go and get all the points,” said the Filipinas’ top scorer Merryl Serrano.
Serrano this on Wednesday, after the Filipinas secured a 6-0 victory over host nation Cambodia.
Host Vietnam is on top of Group E after posting a similar 6-0 win over United Arab Emirates on Wednesday.
Vietnam only needs to avoid defeat against Guam on Saturday to clinch their spot at Australia 2026.
Host Thailand smothered Mongolia, 11-0, in their Group B tie on Wednesday.
This means Thailand will meet India on Saturday to decide the group winners, with the teams heading into the tie level on points and goal difference.
India is also unbeaten after an impressive 5-0 win against Iraq.
“We are very pleased with the team’s performance today and appreciate the strong support from the Filipino community in Cambodia,” said Philippine Football Federation president John Gutierrez.
