Japan eased into the quarter-finals of the Women’s Asian Cup on Tuesday with an emphatic 4-0 win over Vietnam, while Taiwan beat India 3-1 to set up a last-eight clash with defending champions China.
Vietnam (in white) suffered a 0-4 defeat to Japan in the final match of Group C at the Women’s Asian Cup on March 10, 2026. Photo by AFC |
West Ham striker Riko Ueki headed home in the 21st minute before Japan ran riot in the second half in Perth.
Tottenham forward Maika Hamano finished off a slick passing move before Aoba Fujino and substitute Kiko Seike put Japan four up with more than 20 minutes still to go.
The two-time former champions will face the Philippines in their quarter-final in Sydney after topping Group C with three wins and 17 goals without reply.
Led by their first foreign-born women’s coach, Greenlander Nils Nielsen, Japan are hoping to add to their back-to-back triumphs in 2014 and 2018.
In the other Group C match, Chinese Taipei beat India in Sydney to claim second place.
Chen Yu-chin sealed the win in the 77th minute to condemn India to three defeats from three, underlined by a chastening 11-0 hammering at the hands of Japan on Saturday.
Su Yu-hsuan had put Chinese Taipei ahead early in the first half, but Manisha Kalyan equalized for India before an own goal by goalkeeper Panthoi Chanu Elangbam gave the Taiwanese the lead on the stroke of half-time.
South Korea will play Uzbekistan and hosts Australia will face North Korea in the other last-eight matches.
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