South Korea vs Japan, 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup, Semifinals

· AFC Women's Asian Cup
South Korea
  • 78': Kang Chae-Rim
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Japan
  • 15': Riko Ueki
  • 25': Maika Hamano
  • 75': Saki Kumagai
  • 81': Remina Chiba

Japan crush South Korea to set up Women's Asian Cup final with Matildas

Japan have claimed a dominant 4-1 win over South Korea to advance into the Women's Asian Cup final, where they will meet hosts Australia.

Match Timeline

  • 15': Riko Ueki (Japan) Goal at 15'
  • 25': Maika Hamano (Japan) Goal at 25'
  • 41': Son Hwa-Yeon (South Korea) Substitution at 41'
  • 45'+4': Ji So-Yun (South Korea) Substitution at 49'
  • 45': Kang Chae-Rim (South Korea) Substitution at 45'
  • 68': Momoko Tanikawa (Japan) Substitution at 68'
  • 68': Manaka Matsukubo (Japan) Substitution at 68'
  • 72': Hye-Jeong Park (South Korea) Substitution at 72'
  • 72': Choe Yu-Ri (South Korea) Substitution at 72'
  • 75': Saki Kumagai (Japan) Goal at 75'
  • 78': Kang Chae-Rim (South Korea) Goal at 78'
  • 79': Remina Chiba (Japan) Substitution at 79'
  • 79': Yuzuki Yamamoto (Japan) Substitution at 79'
  • 81': Remina Chiba (Japan) Goal at 81'
  • 87': Risa Shimizu (Japan) Substitution at 87'

Statistics

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6 Fouls 8
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
7 Corner Kicks 1
2 Saves 5
63.7 Possession 36.3
21 SHOTS 6
9 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.5
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
3 Blocked Shots 0
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: Accor Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 17,367

Line-Ups

KOR South Korea (3-4-3)

No. Name
21 Kim Min-Jung (GK)
5 Yoo-Jin Ko
19 Noh Jin-Young
20 Kim Hye-Ri
8 Kim Shin-Ji
14 Min-Young Jung
16 Jang Sel-Gi
22 Choo Hyo-Joo
15 Yu-Gyeong Jeon
13 Soo-Jeong Park
9 Mun Eun-Ju
South Korea Substitutes:
Son Hwa-Yeon, Seo-Bin Woo, Ryu Ji-Soo, Kang Chae-Rim, Kim Min-Ji, Na Yeong Shin, Choi Yoo-Jung, Casey Phair, Lee Eun-Young, Kim Jin-Hee, Choe Yu-Ri, Song Jae-Eun, Ji So-Yun, Lee Min-Hwa, Hye-Jeong Park.

JPN Japan (4-3-3)

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

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