India have been drawn in Group A of the Asian qualifiers, alongside Qatar, Kuwait, and the winners of the Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 1 fixture between Afghanistan and Mongolia.
The AFC Asian Cup was last hosted in the UAE in 2019, and Qatar will host the next edition in 2023.
2022 will see the country host two major international tournaments -- FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and the AFC Women's Asian Cup.
Apart from India, Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan have submitted their expression of interest to host the 2027 AFC Asian Cup.
