Japan vs Chinese Taipei, 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup, Group Stage

· AFC Women's Asian Cup
Japan
  • 61': Momoko Tanikawa
  • 90'+2': Kiko Seike
FT
2 - 0
Chinese Taipei

    Japan edge past plucky Chinese Taipei at Women's Asian Cup

    Title contenders Japan have opened their 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup campaign with a 2-0 win over Chinese Taipei.

    Match Timeline

    • 26': Yang Hsiao-chuan (Chinese Taipei) Substitution at 26'
    • 61': Momoko Tanikawa (Japan) Goal at 61'
    • 64': Miyabi Moriya (Japan) Substitution at 64'
    • 64': Kiko Seike (Japan) Substitution at 64'
    • 66': Liu Yu-chiao (Chinese Taipei) Substitution at 66'
    • 67': Teng Pei-lin (Chinese Taipei) Substitution at 67'
    • 75': Hinata Miyazawa (Japan) Substitution at 75'
    • 75': Remina Chiba (Japan) Substitution at 75'
    • 84': Chang Chi-lan (Chinese Taipei) Yellow Card at 84'
    • 85': Maya Hijikata (Japan) Substitution at 85'
    • 90'+2': Kiko Seike (Japan) Goal at 92'
    • 90'+3': Pan Yen-Hsin (Chinese Taipei) Substitution at 93'
    • 90'+3': Li Yi-wen (Chinese Taipei) Substitution at 93'

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 5
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    0 Corner Kicks 10
    9 Saves 0
    10.5 Possession 89.5
    0 SHOTS 30
    0 ON GOAL 10
    0.0 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    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: HBF Park
    Location: Perth, Australia
    Attendance: 1,223

    AFC Women's Asian Cup Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Japan 3 +17 9
    2 Chinese Taipei 3 +1 6
    3 Vietnam 3 -4 3
    4 India 3 -14 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    JPN Japan (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Ayaka Yamashita (GK)
    3 Moeka Minami
    5 Hana Takahashi
    13 Hikaru Kitagawa
    2 Risa Shimizu
    10 Fuka Nagano
    19 Momoko Tanikawa
    14 Yui Hasegawa
    11 Mina Tanaka
    15 Aoba Fujino
    17 Maika Hamano
    Japan Substitutes:
    Saki Kumagai, Miyabi Moriya, Honoka Hayashi, Chika Hirao, Remina Chiba, Akane Okuma, Maya Hijikata, Riko Ueki, Toko Koga, Yuzuki Yamamoto, Manaka Matsukubo, Yui Narumiya, Kiko Seike, Hinata Miyazawa, Rion Ishikawa.

    TPE Chinese Taipei (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Wang Yu-ting (GK)
    9 Hsu Yi-yun
    3 Su Sin-Yun
    20 Chen Ying-hui
    22 Huang Ke-sin
    2 Chang Chi-lan Yellow Card
    10 Matsunaga Saki
    14 Wu Kai-ching
    21 Chen Yu-chin
    17 Chen Chin-wen
    12 Pu Hsin-hui
    Chinese Taipei Substitutes:
    Pan Shin-yu, Zeng Yunqing, Yang Hsiao-chuan, Liu Yu-chiao, Su Yu-hsuan, Lin Yu-syuan, Teng Pei-lin, Chan Pi-han, Ting Chi, He Jia-shiuan, Wang Hsiang-huei, Pan Yen-Hsin, Wu Hsin-ni, Li Yi-wen, Cheng Ssu-yu.

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