On February 6, Beijing time, the final of the Asian Cup of women's football will be contested, and the Chinese women's football team and the South Korean women's football team will meet in a narrow way. The Chinese women's football team currently ranks 19th in the world, and the South Korean women's football team ranks 18th, and the gap between the two teams is very weak in terms of ranking. Who will die in today's decisive battle?
After the fiasco of last year's Olympic Games, the Chinese women's football team underwent major changes, and former women's football hero Shui Qingxia became the new coach of the team. In this Asian Cup competition, the Chinese women's football team showed a new look. Scoring 11 goals in two matches in the group stage and not conceding 1 goal, he defeated the Vietnamese women's football team in the quarterfinals and successfully reached the final four to qualify for the World Cup.
The semi-final match against the Japanese team is the best embodiment of the spirit of chinese women's football. The team stubbornly equalized after falling behind twice, and Wang Shanshan scored a goal in the final moments of extra time, dragging the game into a penalty shootout. The penalty shootout for the Chinese women continued to work hard to keep the defending champions out of the final and return to the women's Asian Cup final after 14 years.
The Chinese women's football team was once the absolute king of the Women's Asian Cup, with the team winning the Asian Cup championship 8 times, the runner-up 2 times and the third place 3 times. Between 1986 and 1999, the women's soccer team achieved a record seven consecutive championships. However, since winning the championship in 2006, the Chinese women's football team has not won the Women's Asian Cup for 16 years. This time, Water Coach and her team members had the perfect opportunity to break the 16-year championship drought.
The strength of the South Korean women's football team should not be underestimated, in the group stage of the three matches, they have defeated Vietnam and Myanmar, and the fierce opponent Japan has been drawn. In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, the South Korean team eliminated Australia and the Philippines respectively, and reached the final of the Asian Cup for the first time in the history of the team. If it can successfully win the championship, the Korean women's football team will become the eighth team to win the Women's Asian Cup.
The match will be played at 19:00 Beijing time on February 6, when the CCTV Sports Channel will broadcast the match live. Can the Chinese women's football team win the championship again after 16 years? Fans who support the Chinese women's football team remember to pay attention to this Asian Cup showdown on time.