The Pakistan women’s football team has been placed in the Ivory Coast group for the FIFA Series 2026, FIFA announced on Monday.
According to official details, Pakistan will play its matches in Ivory Coast, where the team will face the host nation Ivory Coast, along with Mauritania and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
The match schedule for the tournament has not yet been announced and will be released in due course.
Pakistan’s inclusion in the FIFA Series comes a month after the national women’s team was officially confirmed as part of the competition, marking an important milestone for the development of women’s football in the country.
The participation is expected to provide valuable international exposure to the players.
“Inclusion in the FIFA series is a recognition of the growing development of women’s football in Pakistan. It is a new era for the Pakistan women’s football team,” the Pakistan Football Federation said in a statement.
Pakistan’s participation in the tournament follows a meeting between PFF President Mohsen Gilani and FIFA President Gianni Infantino on the sidelines of the Club World Cup in June this year.
During the meeting, discussions focused on the development of women’s football in Pakistan, as well as the potential participation of the men’s national team in future editions of the FIFA Series.
“We touched upon key topics such as the development of the women’s football team and the men’s team potentially participating in next year’s FIFA Series,” Infantino was quoted as saying.
“President Gilani brings significant experience and football management know-how to the role, and I look forward to seeing our game take positive strides under his leadership,” he added.
The FIFA Series 2026 is scheduled to take place in March and April next year, with matches set to be hosted in Brazil, Ivory Coast, and Thailand.