Korean women's soccer team announced its starting lineup for the top-ranked Australian Korea group match.

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The list of South Korean women's national soccer teams to play in the final group match of the 2026 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women's Asian Cup against Australia has been announced.

South Korea, led by head coach Shin Sang-woo, will face Australia in the final Group A match of the tournament at Stadium Sydney in Sydney, Australia, at 6 p.m. on the 8th (Korea Standard Time).

South Korea earlier defeated Iran and the Philippines 3-0 in a row, while Australia defeated the Philippines 1-0 and Iran 4-0, respectively, confirming their advance to the quarterfinals side by side.

Korea, which is one goal ahead of Australia (+5) in the difference between gains and losses (+6), will pass the group stage as No. 1 in the group just by drawing.

If it passes as the top of the group, it will face the third-place team in Group B or Group C in the quarterfinals, and the winner of the first-place team in Group C and the third-place team in Group A/B, which have been virtually confirmed to be Japan, will be met in the semifinals.

On the contrary, if they reach the quarterfinals as second place in the group behind Australia, they will meet in the quarterfinals with second place in Group B and then clash with the winner in the semifinals between first place in Group B and second place in Group C, and in fact, they may face a "death match" where they meet China-North Korea or North Korea-China in turn.

Coach Shin Ja-woong will have Jeon Yu-kyung (MoldeFK) at the forefront, while Park Soo-jung (AC Milan) and Choi Yu-ri (Suwon FC Women) will be on the side. With Ji So-yeon (Suwon FC Women) at the center, Minyoung Jung (Otawa Raffiz FC) and Moon Eun-joo (Hwacheon KSPO) will be in the midfield.

Jang Seul-ki (Gyeongju KHNP), Noh Jin-young (Mungyeong Sangmu), Ko Yu-jin (Incheon Hyundai Steel) and Kim Hye-ri (Suwon FC Women) will defend the defense line, while Kim Min-jung (Incheon Hyundai Steel) will defend the goal.

South Korea is ranked 21st in the FIFA rankings, six places lower than Australia (15th). In previous records, South Korea is also far inferior with three wins, two draws and 15 losses.

This tournament will be divided into three groups of four teams, and the top two teams with good performance among the first and second places in each group and the third place in the three groups will advance to the quarterfinals tournament to determine the winning team.

A total of six teams will qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup finals in Brazil next year, including the semifinals of the tournament and the two teams that won the playoffs between the teams that were eliminated in the quarterfinals.

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