At 19:00 beijing time on February 6, the 2022 Women's Asian Cup will stage the final final. The Chinese women's soccer team, which has a tough victory over Japan, will meet its old rivals, the South Korean team.
It is worth mentioning that this is the first time in the history of the South Korean women's football team to reach the final of the Asian Cup, they first defeated Australia 1-0 in the knockout stage, and then lightly won the Philippines in the semi-finals, compared to the Chinese women's football team through overtime and penalties to advance hard, the South Korean team undoubtedly has more physical advantages.
The last time the two teams met was still vivid, last year's Tokyo Olympic Play-off, the Chinese women's football team eliminated the opponent 4-3 in two legs, but from the perspective of the content of the game, the two sides won a 2-1 in the regular time of the two legs, and the Chinese women's football team only passed the risk by virtue of Wang Shuang's goal in overtime. Coming to this game, Wang Shuang's injury is still unclear, and Lou Jiahui was carried off a stretcher in the last match against Japan, and whether she can play in the final is also doubtful.
Lou Jiahui was injured in a match against Japan
At the pre-match press conference, Shui Qingxia also cheered the whole team: "The Chinese women's football team must have confidence in the final! For me, I value the victory of tomorrow's game itself. South Korea is also a good team, they have a lot of good players, and this final is also a challenge for us. ”
There are several European players in both teams, and coincidentally, Tang Jiali of the Chinese women's football team and Zhao Zhaoxian of the South Korean women's football team both play for Tottenham. The match will also give the club team-mates a head-to-head showdown.
Photo of the two while training at Tottenham
In the case of the regret of the national football team and the overall bad atmosphere of Chinese football, the elimination of Japan by the Chinese women's football team is undoubtedly a booster for Chinese fans, but it has also advanced to the final, and winning the final championship is the real victory. In the previous 10 matches to advance to the final of the Asian Cup, the Chinese women's football team has won the championship 8 times, but we must also see that the last time the Chinese women's football team won the Asian Cup was back in 2006. 16 years of waiting, looking forward to the Chinese women's football team crowned 9 champions.