AFC Women's Asian Cup

FT Sunday, March 8, 2026
South Korea DDLWW 3
–
Australia LWWWW 3
1st2ndT
KOR123
AUS213
Accor Stadium · 60,279 att.

Match Report

Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP via Getty Images

Implosion costs Matildas in draw with South Korea

Australia's Women's Asian Cup hopes have been handed a reality check after the Matildas blew the chance to top their group in a 3-3 draw with South Korea.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

7
Fouls
7
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
3
5
Saves
4
43
Possession
57
10
SHOTS
17
7
ON GOAL
8
0.7
On Target %
0.5
2
Penalty Goals
0
1
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
2
Blocked Shots
3
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

AUS leads series 4-0

Lineups

AUS · 4-3-3

  1. 1Mackenzie ArnoldG
  2. 4Clare HuntCD-L
  3. 3Winonah HeatleyCD-R
  4. 7Steph CatleyLB
  5. 21Ellie CarpenterRB
  6. 14Alanna KennedyCM
  7. 19Katrina GorryLM
  8. 6Clare WheelerRM
  9. 20Sam KerrF
  10. 9Caitlin FoordLF
  11. 11Mary FowlerRF

KOR · 4-4-2

  1. 21Kim Min-JungG
  2. 19Noh Jin-YoungCD-L
  3. 5Yoo-Jin KoCD-R
  4. 16Jang Sel-GiLB
  5. 20Kim Hye-RiRB
  6. 14Min-Young JungCM-L
  7. 10Ji So-YunCM-R
  8. 13Soo-Jeong ParkLM
  9. 11Choe Yu-RiRM
  10. 15Yu-Gyeong JeonCF-L
  11. 9Mun Eun-JuCF-R

Timeline

  1. 13' Mun Eun-Ju (South Korea) Goal at 13'
  2. 19' Courtney Nevin (Australia) Substitution at 19'
  3. 32' Alanna Kennedy (Australia) Goal at 32'
  4. 39' Clare Hunt (Australia) Yellow Card at 39'
  5. 45'+6' Sam Kerr (Australia) Goal at 51'
  6. 45' Kim Shin-Ji (South Korea) Substitution at 45'
  7. 45' Kang Chae-Rim (South Korea) Substitution at 45'
  8. 53' Kim Shin-Ji (South Korea) Penalty - Scored at 53'
  9. 56' Kang Chae-Rim (South Korea) Goal at 56'
  10. 71' Kim Jin-Hee (South Korea) Substitution at 71'
  11. 71' Amy Sayer (Australia) Substitution at 71'
  12. 79' Casey Phair (South Korea) Substitution at 79'
  13. 84' Emily van Egmond (Australia) Substitution at 84'
  14. 84' Kyra Cooney-Cross (Australia) Substitution at 84'
  15. 90'+2' Lee Min-Hwa (South Korea) Substitution at 92'
  16. 90'+7' Kim Min-Ji (South Korea) Substitution at 97'
  17. 90'+8' Alanna Kennedy (Australia) Goal at 98'
  18. 90'+8' Caitlin Foord (Australia) Yellow Card at 98'

AFC Women's Asian Cup News

All news
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