Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman welcome The Athletic's women soccer writer Steph Yang (@Thrace on Twitter) to the podcast to preview the AFC Asian Women's Cup in 2022. The tournament starts on January 20 and the final will take place on Sunday, February 6, matches can be viewed on Paramount +. Group A is India, the host country, China PR, Iran, Chinese Taipei. Group B is Australia, Indonesia, Thailand, Phillippines. Group C is Japan, Mynmar, South Korea and Vietnam. Sandra, Lisa and Steph run through each group to give their favorites, underdogs and some facts about the nations.

Matches start Thursday, January 20 on Paramount +

Quarterfinals - January 30 on Paramount+

Semifinals - February 3 on Paramount+

Final on Sunday, February 6 on Paramount+

AFC Details (2:53)

GROUP A (4:19)

GROUP B (10:08)

GROUP C (23:18)

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