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The South Korean women's national football team secured back-to-back decisive victories in the group stage of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, sending a clear signal toward advancing to the quarterfinals. This marks a smooth start toward winning the nation's first-ever Asian Games gold medal in women's football.
Coach Shin Sang-woo's team defeated Bangladesh 6-0 in their second group stage match of the tournament at Osaka Nagai Stadium in Japan on the afternoon of the 17th. Following their 5-0 victory over Myanmar in the first match on the 14th, South Korea recorded consecutive scoreless shutout wins with massive goal tallies in both matches.
In the 16th minute of the first half, Kim Min-ji headed in a corner kick delivered by Kim Hye-ri to score the opening and ultimately decisive goal. This was Kim Min-ji's fourth goal of the tournament, following her hat-trick in the first match against Myanmar. In the 42nd minute, Jeong Da-bin finished off a cross from Yoon Soo-jung with her right foot, ending the first half with a 2-0 lead.
South Korea's offensive firepower continued into the second half. Choi Yu-ri added another goal in the 20th minute of the second half, and in the 32nd minute, Ji So-yun, who had missed a penalty kick in the previous match against Myanmar, scored her maiden tournament goal to seal the victory. Later, Hyeon Seul-gi in the 34th minute and Go Yu-jin in the 46th minute each found the back of the net consecutively, completing a six-goal margin victory.
South Korea will face North Korea in their final group stage match on the 21st. Given North Korea's strength and high likelihood of defeating Myanmar, the upcoming inter-Korean clash is expected to effectively decide the top spot in Group F.
In this tournament, women's football features 12 teams divided into three groups. The top two teams from each group, along with the two best-performing third-place teams across all groups, will advance to the quarterfinals. Having won bronze medals at the 2010, 2014, and 2018 editions, South Korea aims to achieve their best-ever result by targeting the championship, overcoming the disappointment of an eighth-place exit in the previous 2023 Hangzhou Games.
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