AFC Women's Asian Cup

FT Tuesday, March 3, 2026
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Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

JPN leads series 1-0

Lineups

JPN · 4-3-3

  1. 1Ayaka YamashitaG
  2. 3Moeka MinamiCD-L
  3. 5Hana TakahashiCD-R
  4. 13Hikaru KitagawaLB
  5. 2Risa ShimizuRB
  6. 10Fuka NaganoCM
  7. 19Momoko TanikawaLM
  8. 14Yui HasegawaRM
  9. 11Mina TanakaF
  10. 15Aoba FujinoLF
  11. 17Maika HamanoRF

Substitutes

  1. 4Saki KumagaiSUB
  2. 21Miyabi MoriyaSUB
  3. 18Honoka HayashiSUB
  4. 12Chika HiraoSUB
  5. 25Remina ChibaSUB
  6. 23Akane OkumaSUB
  7. 26Maya HijikataSUB
  8. 9Riko UekiSUB
  9. 6Toko KogaSUB
  10. 16Yuzuki YamamotoSUB
  11. 20Manaka MatsukuboSUB
  12. 24Yui NarumiyaSUB
  13. 8Kiko SeikeSUB
  14. 7Hinata MiyazawaSUB
  15. 22Rion IshikawaSUB

TPE · 5-4-1

  1. 1Wang Yu-tingG
  2. 9Hsu Yi-yunCD
  3. 3Su Sin-YunCD-L
  4. 20Chen Ying-huiCD-R
  5. 22Huang Ke-sinLB
  6. 2Chang Chi-lanRB
  7. 10Matsunaga SakiCM-L
  8. 14Wu Kai-chingCM-R
  9. 21Chen Yu-chinLM
  10. 17Chen Chin-wenRM
  11. 12Pu Hsin-huiF

Substitutes

  1. 5Pan Shin-yuSUB
  2. 15Zeng YunqingSUB
  3. 26Yang Hsiao-chuanSUB
  4. 16Liu Yu-chiaoSUB
  5. 19Su Yu-hsuanSUB
  6. 4Lin Yu-syuanSUB
  7. 6Teng Pei-linSUB
  8. 13Chan Pi-hanSUB
  9. 7Ting ChiSUB
  10. 11He Jia-shiuanSUB
  11. 25Wang Hsiang-hueiSUB
  12. 24Pan Yen-HsinSUB
  13. 18Wu Hsin-niSUB
  14. 8Li Yi-wenSUB
  15. 23Cheng Ssu-yuSUB

Timeline

  1. 26' Yang Hsiao-chuan (Chinese Taipei) Substitution at 26'
  2. 61' Momoko Tanikawa (Japan) Goal at 61'
  3. 64' Miyabi Moriya (Japan) Substitution at 64'
  4. 64' Kiko Seike (Japan) Substitution at 64'
  5. 66' Liu Yu-chiao (Chinese Taipei) Substitution at 66'
  6. 67' Teng Pei-lin (Chinese Taipei) Substitution at 67'
  7. 75' Hinata Miyazawa (Japan) Substitution at 75'
  8. 75' Remina Chiba (Japan) Substitution at 75'
  9. 84' Chang Chi-lan (Chinese Taipei) Yellow Card at 84'
  10. 85' Maya Hijikata (Japan) Substitution at 85'
  11. 90'+2' Kiko Seike (Japan) Goal at 92'
  12. 90'+3' Pan Yen-Hsin (Chinese Taipei) Substitution at 93'
  13. 90'+3' Li Yi-wen (Chinese Taipei) Substitution at 93'

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