On November 1, Beijing time, in the final round of Group B of the second stage of the Asian Zone of the Women's Olympic Preliminaries, the Chinese women's football team played against the South Korean women's football team. Before the game, the starting lineups of the two teams were released.
The Chinese women's football team lost in the first round, only defeated the Thai women's football team 3-0 in the second round, and won 1 win and 1 loss in the first two rounds. The South Korean women's football team was unbeaten in the first 2 rounds with 1 win and 1 draw, and in this round against the Chinese women's football team, the Korean women's football team can advance to the next stage as long as it wins.
Only by winning can the Chinese women's football team win the second place in the group, so as to compete for the best second place in the three groups. However, before the game, it was reported that many players of the Chinese women's football team had a cold, and it was doubtful whether they could play, and even if they could play, their state became questionable.
The Chinese women's football team has played against the South Korean women's football team 20 times, with a record of 9 wins, 7 draws and only 4 losses. In last year's Women's Asian Cup, the Chinese women's football team once again reversed its opponent and won.
The last time the South Korean women's football team defeated the Chinese women's football team was back in the 2015 East Asian Cup, winning 1-0.
Chinese women's football team's starting lineup: 12-Xu Huan; 3-Dou Jiaxing, 5-Liu Yanqiu, 8-Yao Wei, 11-Wang Shanshan, 10-Zhang Rui, 15-Chen Qiaozhu, 13-Yang Lina, 6-Wu Chengshu, 19-Zhang Linyan, 20-Wuri Gumula
Subs: 1-Zhu Yu, 22-Pan Hongyan, 4-Wang Linlin, 9-Shen Mengyu, 16-Yao Lingwei, 17-Yan Jinjin, 18-Shen Menglu, 7-Wang Yanwen, 14-Lou Jiahui, 21-Tu Linli