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The South Korean women's national soccer team has virtually confirmed its advance to the quarterfinals of the 2026 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women's Asian Cup.
South Korea, led by head coach Shin Sang-woo, defeated the Philippines 3-0 in the second Group A match of the tournament at Gold Coast Stadium on the Gold Coast in Australia on the 5th (Korea time). South Korea is ranked 21st and the Philippines 41st in the FIFA rankings.
South Korea, which won two consecutive games following a 3-0 victory over Iran earlier, has virtually confirmed its advance to the quarterfinals for the second consecutive time in the tournament by accumulating six points (two wins). Depending on the result of the subsequent Iran-Australia match, early confirmation may be possible regardless of the final match result.
Twelve teams will participate in the tournament and will be divided into three groups for the group stage, and not only the first and second places in each group, but also the top two teams with good performance among the third places will advance to the quarterfinals tournament. Even if it falls to third place in the group, it is very unlikely that it will be pushed back in comparison with third place in other groups as six points have been secured.
If South Korea is confirmed to advance to the quarterfinals of the tournament, it will be the second consecutive quarterfinals since the 2022 Indian tournament (second place). In this tournament, the two teams that won through the playoffs between the semifinals and the teams that were eliminated from the quarterfinals will advance to next year's FIFA Women's World Cup finals in Brazil.
South Korea broke the balance with Jeon Yu-kyung's first goal in the 12th minute of the first half. When Park Soo-jung passed Kim Shin-ji's pass, Jeon Yoo-kyung finished with a left-footed shot.
South Korea, which gained momentum, won the game with a right-footed shot by Park Soo-jung, who received Choo Hyo-joo's pass in three minutes.
South Korea, leading 2-0 in the first half, finished the ball that the goalkeeper failed to hit properly in the 11th minute of the second half.
The Philippines fought back late, but South Korea did not falter, eventually ending the game with a 3-0 victory.
On this day, South Korea was far ahead of the opponent with 77.4% of ball possession, and overwhelmed the opponent with 15-3 shooting numbers. He scored seven shots on goal and three of them.
Shin Sang-woo will play the final group match against Australia at 6 p.m. on the 8th.
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