5-4, the Philippine team defeated the Chinese Taipei women's football team, breaking into the final four of the Asian Cup, and also locked in a World Cup ticket. With the promotion of the Philippine team, the situation of the semi-final match in the Asian Cup was also revealed, with The Chinese team facing the Japanese team and the South Korean team facing the Philippine team respectively.
The Quarterfinals of the Asian Cup are fiercely played 4 times a day. In the two quarter-final matches played in the afternoon, Japan defeated Thailand 7-0 and advanced to the final four first. The Japanese team's ability to recover in form has a lot to do with the return of the team's midfield core Iwabuchi Jina and the start of the odd soldier Yuika Sugazawa, the former although he did not score, the state was average, but it greatly boosted the morale of the Japanese team, and the latter contributed 4 goals and 2 assists, and one person produced 6 of the 7 goals. It can be seen that the return of Iwabuchi Shina has greatly activated the Japanese team's midfield.
In another match played at the same time as the Japanese-Thai war, the South Korean team and the Australian team fought fiercely for 90 minutes, and with the world wave kill before the end of the game, the South Korean team beat the opponent 1-0, broke into the final four, and locked in a World Cup place.
In a focus battle played later, although the Chinese team once fell behind the Vietnamese team by one goal, at the critical moment, with the outbreak of the number one star Wang Shuang and the tactical adjustment of Shui Qingxia, the Chinese team scored 3 goals in a row and reversed to win the opponent, although the game process was not perfect.
Of course, this game also exposed too many problems with the Chinese team, and the performance of almost conceding 2 goals also made the prospects of the Chinese team semifinals not optimistic. You know, in the previous 3 Asian Cup matches, the Chinese team lost to the Japanese team for 3 consecutive times. If the Chinese team wants to rush to the final to compete for the title, it must break this spell.
The final quarterfinals were played between Chinese Taipei and the Philippines. In the group stage, Chinese Taipei quickly adjusted after losing to China, and advanced to the quarterfinals after a 5-0 victory over Iran. The Philippines has grown in strength after recruiting a number of naturalized players who played at American universities, as evidenced by the group stage of Lectra Thailand. As a result, the two teams drew 1-1 in 120 minutes.
In the penalty shootout, Chinese Taipei lost 3-4 to the opponent, and finally lost 4-5 on aggregate, missing the final four. However, in the next five to eight qualifying matches, Chinese Taipei still has a chance to compete for the last World Cup place.