The 2022 Women's Asian Cup will be held in India from January 20 to February 6 and will also be the qualifiers for the 2023 Women's World Cup, with four Arsenal players taking part in the event.
The four are Lydia Williams (Australia), Steph Catley (Australia), Caitlin Foord (Australia) and Shina Iwabuchi (Japan).
They are expected to miss up to six games, depending on how far their respective teams can go in the Asian Cup.
Australia was automatically qualified for the Women's World Cup as host.
It is worth noting that Arsenal's opponents have also been affected by the tournament, and 12 players will also be in India.
They are: Emily Gielnik (Aston Villa), Lee Kim-wei (Brighton), Sam Kerr (Chelsea), Chi Xiaoran (Chelsea), Alana Kennedy (Manchester City), Hayley Raso (Manchester City), Kyah Simon (Tottenham), Don Jiali (Tottenham), Cho Chao-hyun (Tottenham), Tameka Yallop (West Ham), Mackenzie Arnold (West Ham) and Hasegawa (West Ham)
Some of these are core players in the squad and will miss the same number of games as Arsenal's four, which could have an impact on the league and cup matches.
The Women's Asian Cup will be divided into four groups of four teams, with the top two in the group and the two best third places advancing to the quarter-finals. Then there's the straight-off.
Women's Asian Cup grouping
· Group A: India, China, Chinese Taipei, Iran
· Group B: Australia, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia
· Group C: Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Myanmar
In addition to host Australia, five teams will qualify for the World Cup and two teams will compete in the 10-team intercontinental play-off. With the expansion of the Women's World Cup from 24 to 32 teams, FIFA has created a new format.