AFC Women's Asian Cup

FT Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Japan WWWWW 4
–
South Korea LWWDW 1
1st2ndT
JPN224
KOR011
Accor Stadium · 17,367 att.

Match Report

AP Photo/Rick Rycroft

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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

JPN leads series 1-0

Lineups

KOR · 3-4-3

  1. 21Kim Min-JungG
  2. 5Yoo-Jin KoCD
  3. 19Noh Jin-YoungCD-L
  4. 20Kim Hye-RiCD-R
  5. 8Kim Shin-JiCM-L
  6. 14Min-Young JungCM-R
  7. 16Jang Sel-GiLM
  8. 22Choo Hyo-JooRM
  9. 15Yu-Gyeong JeonF
  10. 13Soo-Jeong ParkCF-L
  11. 9Mun Eun-JuCF-R

JPN · 4-3-3

  1. 1Ayaka YamashitaG
  2. 4Saki KumagaiCD-L
  3. 6Toko KogaCD-R
  4. 13Hikaru KitagawaLB
  5. 5Hana TakahashiRB
  6. 7Hinata MiyazawaCM
  7. 14Yui HasegawaLM
  8. 10Fuka NaganoRM
  9. 9Riko UekiF
  10. 15Aoba FujinoLF
  11. 17Maika HamanoRF

Timeline

  1. 15' Riko Ueki (Japan) Goal at 15'
  2. 25' Maika Hamano (Japan) Goal at 25'
  3. 41' Son Hwa-Yeon (South Korea) Substitution at 41'
  4. 45'+4' Ji So-Yun (South Korea) Substitution at 49'
  5. 45' Kang Chae-Rim (South Korea) Substitution at 45'
  6. 68' Momoko Tanikawa (Japan) Substitution at 68'
  7. 68' Manaka Matsukubo (Japan) Substitution at 68'
  8. 72' Hye-Jeong Park (South Korea) Substitution at 72'
  9. 72' Choe Yu-Ri (South Korea) Substitution at 72'
  10. 75' Saki Kumagai (Japan) Goal at 75'
  11. 78' Kang Chae-Rim (South Korea) Goal at 78'
  12. 79' Remina Chiba (Japan) Substitution at 79'
  13. 79' Yuzuki Yamamoto (Japan) Substitution at 79'
  14. 81' Remina Chiba (Japan) Goal at 81'
  15. 87' Risa Shimizu (Japan) Substitution at 87'

AFC Women's Asian Cup News

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