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

· AFC Women's Asian Cup

Japan

17': Maika Hamano

FT
1 - 0

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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

AUS		JPN
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

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.

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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