On the evening of February 3, Beijing time, the semi-final of the 2022 Women's Asian Cup, the Chinese women's football team played against the Japanese women's football team. This is the 15th consecutive time that the women's football girls have reached the final four, the last time they reached the final was in 2008, and the last time they beat Japan was the 2016 Olympic qualifiers.
In this cup, the Chinese women's football team won 2 games in the group stage, with a total score of 11-0, easily and smoothly qualified; the quarter-final battle, in the case of losing the first goal, with Wang Shuang's 1 goal 2 assists 3-1 reverse Vietnam; in the semi-final, the girls encountered the strongest opponent - the former World Cup champion, currently ranked 13th in the world Japanese women's football team.
In this game, Shui Qingxia's starting lineup is as follows: goalkeeper Zhu Yu, full-back Lou Jiahui and Yao Wei, Wang Shanshan withdrew from the center forward position to play center-back, partner Wang Xiaoxue; in the middle of the midfield, Ma Jun, Yao Lingwei, Wu Chengshu and Zhang Linyan were separated on both wings, Zhang Xin was the forward, Tang Jiali was the center forward, and Wang Shuang, the core of the attack wearing the No. 7 shirt, sat on the bench because of his feet.
In the 26th minute of the match, Japan's cross from the left, Riko Ueki nodded the ball in front of the goal, VAR determined that the goal was valid, 0-1! The Chinese women's football team is lagging behind!