Asia s No. 1 missed the final winner! Chinese women s football team withdrew from the championship, and South Korean team s fisherman may become the final winner

At 3 pm on July 16, the third round of the 2025 Women's Football East Asian Cup, the confrontation between the Chinese and Japanese teams began. The whole game was played in heavy rain. The Japanese women's football team in Asia missed two final chances in stoppage time, and in the end the two teams played 0-0.

The Women's Football East Asian Cup was held in South Korea, with four teams including the South Korean team, the No. 1 Japan team in Asia, the Chinese Women's Football Team and the Taipei Women's Football Team in the competition. In history, the Japanese women's football team has won four East Asian Cup championships, the Korean women's football team has also won one championship, and the best result of the Chinese women's football team is the runner-up.

In the first two rounds, the Chinese women's football team drew 2-2 with the South Korean women's football team and defeated Chinese Taipei 4-2 with a record of 1 win and 1 draw. The Japanese women's football team defeated Chinese Taipei women's football team 4-0, and the 1-1 draw with South Korea was also 1 win and 1 draw. In the standings, the Japanese women's football team beat the Chinese women's football team with a goal difference advantage, the Korean women's football team ranked third with two consecutive draws, and the Chinese Taipei women's football team ranked last with two consecutive losses. In the last round of

, the Sino-Japanese showdown was the first, and the match between the South Korean team and the Chinese Taipei team was held later. If the victory or defeat can be decided in the Sino-Japanese showdown, the winning side will win the championship. If China and Japan draw, then the South Korean team that will play later will also have hope of winning the championship.

In this game, Chinese women's football coach Milicic ranked 4-4-2 in starting formation: Shao Ziqin and Jin Kun paired with two forwards, Wang Yanwen and Wang Shuang were separated by wingers on the left and right sides, Yao Wei and Wang Aifang were in the midfield, Wu Haiyan and Wang Linlin were in the double central defenders, left back Chen Qiaozhu + right back Li Mengwen, and Pan Hongyan guarded the goal. After the opening of the game, the Chinese team took the lead in creating a threat. Li Mengwen broke through on the right and made a cross. Shao Ziqin grabbed the front point and shot missed. The Japanese women's football team used a corner kick opportunity to create a threat, but Takigawa Yuki's shot also missed. Then, Hido Baihua scored a goal with one shot, but the lineman raised the flag and signaled that the offside was the first, and the goal was invalid. Jin Kun did it back and Wang Yanwen followed up and volleyed and missed. In the 16th minute, Wang Shuang's shot was blocked. In the 21st minute, Wang Shuang tried to hit the goal again, but unfortunately she failed to hit the goal. The Japanese team attacked, Hidori Haku followed up and shot, and Wu Haiyan flew to block it. Wang Aifang followed up and shot angrily, and missed the bottom line on the right. The Japanese team counterattacked, and Yuzuki Yamamoto got the ball and crossed it straight to the back corner of the goal, and Pan Hongyan scored the ball.

The change of sides and the Chinese women's football team got an excellent scoring opportunity in the 58th minute. Wang Shuang made a pass in the middle of the frontcourt. It was originally a single opportunity, but unfortunately Jin Kun's speed was too slow and the angle was smaller and smaller, so her last shot was also weak and weak. Turning around, the Japanese women's football team counterattack was very fast. Naruto Wei shot a single shot high, and the referee also blew offside first. In the 61st minute, the Chinese team replaced two consecutively, and Zhang Linyan replaced Wang Shuang and Sun Fangxin replaced Jin Kun. The game continued, Sun Fangxin was sent to the middle of the penalty area, and Zhang Linyan followed up and shot out of the bottom line due to interference. Zhang Linyan tried another shot, but was blocked by Japanese players. In the 80th minute, Shao Ziqin headed the ball high. In the 82nd minute, the Japanese team's single chance was blown offside again. In the stoppage time of the game, Wu Haiyan made a mistake, Pan Hongyan attacked in time, and the Japanese women's football team shot and missed the empty goal! Afterwards, the Japanese team missed the chance to win again, and Takahashi Hana missed the shot with one shot. In the end, the two teams drew 0-0. With the Sino-Japanese showdown ending 0-0, the Chinese women's football team officially withdrew from the championship!

The women's football team is about to start, if the Korean women's football team defeats the Chinese Taipei team, then the Chinese women's football team will have 5 points with Japan and South Korea. Compared with the mutual battle results of the three teams, the three games are tied, the points and goal difference are the same, and the number of goals scored by each other: the Korean women's football team scored 3 goals and ranked first, the Chinese women's football team scored 2 goals and ranked second, and the Japanese women's football team scored 1 goal and ranked third.

If the Korean women's football team cannot win against the Chinese Taipei team, then the Chinese women's football team will score 5 points with the Japanese women's football team, the Japanese women's football team won the championship with a goal difference advantage, and the Chinese women's football team ranked second and won the runner-up. In short, the Chinese women's football team has withdrawn from the championship and is determined to win the runner-up. Japan and South Korea compete for the championship and the South Korean women's football team has gained the absolute initiative from the 0-0 draw between China and Japan, and is expected to become the final winner.