At 18:00 Beijing time on January 20, the focus battle between the Chinese women's football team and the Chinese Taipei team in the first round of the 2022 Women's Asian Cup group stage will be played at the Antaili Stadium in Mumbai, and the starting lineup of both sides of the game has also been released.
Appearances line-up
China Women's Football Team Starters (4-4-2)
Goalkeeper: 1- Zhu Yu
Defenders: 3-Wang Xiaoxue, 4-Li Jiayue, 23-Gao Chen, 19-Zhang Linyan
Midfielders: 6-Zhang Xin, 7-Wang Shuang, 8-Yao Wei, 13-Yang Lina
Forwards: 11- Wang Shanshan, 14- Lou Jiahui
Substitutes: 22-Zhao Lina, 2-Li Mengwen, 5-Ma Jun, 9-Wang Yanwen, 10-Zhang Rui, 12-Xu Huan, 15-Wu Chengshu, 16-Yao Lingwei, 17-Liu Yanqiu, 18-Tang Jiali, 20-Xiao Yuyi, 21-Li Ying
Chinese Taipei Women's Football Team Starters (3-5-2)
Goalkeeper: 18-Cheng Siyu
Defenders: 4-Lai Weiru, 5-Pan Xinyu, 13-Pan Yanxin, 15-Su Xinyun
Midfielders: 6-Zhuo Liping, 7-Chen Yanping, 9-Xu Yijun, 16-Zhang Yixin
Forwards: 11- Lai Liqin, 19 - Su Yuxuan
Substitutes: 1-Cai Mingrong, 2-Zhang Jilan, 3-Lin Xinhui, 8-Wang Xianghui, 10-Li Xiuqin, 12-Liao Weiqi, 14-Wu Kaiqing, 17-Ding Qi, 20-Chen Yinghui, 21-Wang Yuting, 22-Ding Jiaying, 23-Zhang Zinuo
Referee: Abirami Nadu (Singapore) Fourth Officer: Ban Shah Chai Sri (Thailand)
The Chinese women's football team has played against the Chinese Taipei women's football team 8 times before, and the Chinese women's football team has won 7 wins and 1 draw, and the huge advantage of winning and conceding goals is 21-2. In last year's Olympic qualifiers, Jia Xiuquan coached the Chinese women's football team, beating the Chinese Taipei women's football team 5-0.
A total of 12 teams participated in this Asian Cup, with the top two of the four groups and the two best groups advancing to the quarterfinals, followed by a knockout round to determine the final place; the five teams with the best results in the Women's Asian Cup except Australia will directly qualify for the 2023 ANZ Women's World Cup.