South Korea vs Iran, 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup, Group Stage

· AFC Women's Asian Cup

South Korea

37': Choe Yu-Ri
59': Kim Hye-Ri (P)
75': Yoo-Jin Ko

FT
3 - 0

Iran

Iran lose to South Korea in Women's Asian Cup opener

South Korea have laid down the gauntlet to Australia and gone top of Group A with a 3-0 win over Iran at the Women's Asian Cup.

Match Timeline

25': Atefeh Imani (IR Iran) Yellow Card at 25'
37': Choe Yu-Ri (South Korea) Goal at 37'
38': Sara Didar (IR Iran) Substitution at 38'
45': Mohadeseh Zolfi (IR Iran) Substitution at 45'
45': Mona Hamoudi (IR Iran) Substitution at 45'
45': Fatemeh Pasandideh (IR Iran) Substitution at 45'
57': Lee Eun-Young (South Korea) Substitution at 57'
57': Kim Min-Ji (South Korea) Substitution at 57'
57': Song Jae-Eun (South Korea) Substitution at 57'
59': Kim Hye-Ri (South Korea) Penalty - Scored at 59'
66': Kim Shin-Ji (South Korea) Substitution at 66'
75': Yoo-Jin Ko (South Korea) Goal at 75'
81': Casey Phair (South Korea) Substitution at 81'
87': Maryam Dini (IR Iran) Substitution at 87'
90': Sara Didar (IR Iran) Yellow Card at 90'

Statistics

IRN		KOR
10	Fouls	4
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	8
8	Saves	2
21.4	Possession	78.6
3	SHOTS	33
2	ON GOAL	11
0.7	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	2
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
0	Blocked Shots	5
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: AFC Women's Asian Cup

Venue: Cbus Super Stadium
Location: Gold Coast, Australia
Attendance: 2,874

AFC Women's Asian Cup Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	South Korea	3	+6	7
2	Australia	3	+5	7
3	Philippines	3	-2	3
4	Iran	3	-9	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

South Korea (4-4-2)

No.	Name
21	Kim Min-Jung (GK)
19	Noh Jin-Young
5	Yoo-Jin Ko
16	Jang Sel-Gi
20	Kim Hye-Ri
23	Kang Chae-Rim
14	Min-Young Jung
11	Choe Yu-Ri
9	Mun Eun-Ju
17	Choi Yoo-Jung
10	Ji So-Yun

South Korea Substitutes:

Seo-Bin Woo, Choo Hyo-Joo, Yu-Gyeong Jeon, Casey Phair, Ryu Ji-Soo, Son Hwa-Yeon, Lee Min-Hwa, Hye-Jeong Park, Kim Shin-Ji, Lee Eun-Young, Song Jae-Eun, Kim Min-Ji, Na Yeong Shin, Soo-Jeong Park, Kim Jin-Hee.

Iran (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Maryam Yektaei (GK)
13	Fatemeh Amineh
2	Atefeh Imani
14	Fatemeh Makhdoumi
4	Melika Motevalli
9	Zahra Ghanbari
6	Zahra Sarbali
17	Shahnaz Jafari
7	Afsaneh Chatrenoor
16	Fatemeh Shaban
8	Shabnam Behesht

Iran Substitutes:

Mohadeseh Zolfi, Roujin Tamrian, Maryam Dini, Raha Yazdani, Zahra Ahmadizadeh, Atefeh Ramezanizadeh, Mona Hamoudi, Golnoosh Khosravi, Sara Didar, Fatemeh Pasandideh, Sana Sadeghi, Behnaz Taherkhani, Zahra Khajavi, Kosar Anbari.

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