"Korea-Japan victory Korea-Japan match final showdown" Australia beats China and Women's Asian Cup final first come first

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The 2026 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women's Asian Cup Final was won by host Australia.

Australia defeated China 2-1 in the semifinals of the tournament at Perth Stadium in Australia on the 17th (Korea Standard Time) to advance to the final.

With this victory, Australia reached the final of the tournament for the first time in eight years and two tournaments since the 2018 tournament, taking its second chance to win since the 2010 Chinese tournament.

Australia's final opponent is the winner of the semifinal match between South Korea and Japan at 6 p.m. on the 18th. The long-awaited final of the competition will be held on the 21st.

Australia, which led by Caitlin Ford's first goal in the 17th minute of the first half, allowed a penalty equalizer in less than 10 minutes, but Samker's left footed shot shook the opponent's net in the 13th minute of the second half and made it to the final.

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

Australia fell to second place in the group after falling behind South Korea in Group A, but beat North Korea in the quarterfinals and advanced to the final, beating China.

In this tournament, two teams that win the playoff between the semifinals of the tournament, including South Korea, and the quarterfinal elimination teams will qualify for the 2027 FIFA Brazil Women's World Cup finals in Brazil next year.

China, which beat South Korea in the previous tournament to reach the top of the tournament, failed to make it to the finals of the Women's World Cup.

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