Japan vs Australia, 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup, Final

· AFC Women's Asian Cup
Japan
  • 17': Maika Hamano
FT
1 - 0
Australia

    Japan edge Matildas, claim thrilling Women's Asian Cup crown

    The Matildas' Asian Cup campaign has ended in heartache after falling to a 1-0 loss to Japan in the final.

    Match Timeline

    • 17': Maika Hamano (Japan) Goal at 17'
    • 57': Manaka Matsukubo (Japan) Substitution at 57'
    • 64': Hayley Raso (Australia) Substitution at 64'
    • 75': Remina Chiba (Japan) Substitution at 75'
    • 82': Miyabi Moriya (Japan) Substitution at 82'
    • 83': Clare Wheeler (Australia) Substitution at 83'
    • 83': Emily van Egmond (Australia) Substitution at 83'
    • 83': Moeka Minami (Japan) Substitution at 83'

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 1
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    4 Corner Kicks 2
    2 Saves 5
    54.1 Possession 45.9
    16 SHOTS 9
    5 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 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
    5 Blocked Shots 1
    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: 74,397

    Line-Ups

    JPN Japan (4-4-1-1)

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

    AUS Australia (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Mackenzie Arnold (GK)
    7 Steph Catley
    3 Winonah Heatley
    8 Kaitlyn Torpey
    21 Ellie Carpenter
    19 Katrina Gorry
    14 Alanna Kennedy
    23 Kyra Cooney-Cross
    20 Sam Kerr
    9 Caitlin Foord
    11 Mary Fowler
    Australia Substitutes:
    Kahli Johnson, Holly Mcnamara, Hayley Raso, Remy Siemsen, Morgan Aquino, Clare Wheeler, Michelle Heyman, Emily van Egmond, Jamilla Rankin, Chloe Lincoln, Charlize Rule, Alex Chidiac, Clare Hunt, Courtney Nevin, Amy Sayer.

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