TEHRAN – Uzbekistan defeated Iran 3-0 at the CAFA U23 Women’s Championship on Tuesday.

Iran will meet Afghanistan in their first match on Thursday.

Iran started the campaign with a 4-0 win over Tajikistan and then beat Turkmenistan 5-0.

Maryam Azmoun’s team also beat Kyrgyz Republic 6-0.

All six Central Asian Football Association members Tajikistan, Iran, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyz Republic and Afghanistan compete on a round-robin basis in Dushanbe and Hisor.

The winners will be determined following the final day of competition on Thursday.