At 8:00 p.m. Beijing time on January 30, in the quarterfinals of the Women's Asian Cup held in India, the Chinese women's football team against the Vietnam women's football team, in the case of conceding a goal first, Wang Shuang equalized the score, and then gave two assists, by Wang Shanshan and Tang Jiali respectively, and finally the Chinese women's football team defeated the Vietnam women's football team 3:1, advanced to the semi-finals and qualified for the 2023 Women's World Cup. According to the rules, without counting the already qualified World Cup host Australia, as long as it is in the top 5 of the Asian Cup, it can directly qualify for the World Cup.
In the history of the Asian Cup, The Chinese women's football team has won the championship 8 times, which is the team with the most championships, but the last time it won the championship was in 2006, with the rise of Asian rivals, the Chinese women's football team has not been able to reach the top of Asia for a long time.
After finishing second in the 2008 Asian Cup, the Chinese women's football team finished fourth in 2010 and finished third in both the 2014 and 2018 Asian Cups. Therefore, trying to reach the final after 14 years will be the next goal of the team.
After the Chinese women's football team, the Chinese men's football team will also face the Vietnamese team on february 1, the first day of the Lunar New Year.