Visa becomes Global Supporter of AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026

• The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and Visa have expanded their strategic partnership.
• Visa is now the reputable worldwide supporter of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026.
• AFC and Visa goal to beautify fan engagement and visibility for girls’ soccer through this collaboration

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and Visa have introduced the growth of their strategic partnership, with Visa officially turning into the worldwide supporter of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026. This marks Visa’s first direct sponsorship of Asia’s top women countrywide soccer opposition, reaffirming every event’s dedication to advancing the profile and boom of women football.

This partnership aligns with the AFC’s imaginative and prescient to raise the women’s game throughout Asia, leveraging Visa’s records in fan engagement and secure payments. Visa has a sturdy legacy of assisting women’s football, being the first devoted sponsor of UEFA women football and a worldwide accomplice of FIFA’s women tournaments.

AFC General Secretary Datuk Seri Windsor John praised the development, noting that the 2026 version pursuits to be the maximum a hit Women’s Asian Cup to date, with Visa playing a key position in accomplishing that intention. Alan Machet, Visa’s Group Country Manager for Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific, highlighted the overpowering help for women football within the region, referencing the record-breaking 2023 Matildas suit regarded by means of over eleven million Australians.

AFG CEO Patrick Murphy emphasized Visa’s longstanding partnership and expressed pleasure for the accelerated collaboration. The event will run from March 1 to 21, 2026, across three Australian cities—Sydney, Perth, and Gold Coast—offering 12 teams competing in 27 fits.

The semi-finalists will qualify directly for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, at the same time as area-finalists move directly to Olympic qualifiers for the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. The Final Draw will be hung on July 29 at Sydney Town Hall.