"Complete defeat in Japan match": Women's soccer eliminated from Asian Games semifinals, to face China in bronze medal match [Aichi-Nagoya AG]

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The Republic of Korea women's national soccer team was eliminated in the semifinals of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

South Korea, led by head coach Shin Sang-woo, suffered a 0-2 defeat to Japan in the semifinal match held on the 29th at Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa in Fukuroi, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

The Shin Sang-woo squad aimed for their best-ever Asian Games result, surpassing a bronze medal, but once again had to settle for the bronze medal match, swallowing their disappointment.

As a result, the women's soccer team will challenge for a tie in their all-time best record in the bronze medal match against China, scheduled for 3:00 p.m. on the 2nd of next month.

South Korea won consecutive bronze medals at the 2010 Guangzhou (China) Games, the 2014 Incheon Games, and the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang (Indonesia) Games.

At the 2022 Hangzhou (China) Games held in 2023, the team was eliminated early in the quarterfinals. Although they reached the semifinals for the first time in eight years at this tournament, changing the momentum, they failed to advance to the final for the first time in history.

The outcome was decided in the second half. In the 9th minute of the second half, South Korea conceded a header goal from Kamiya Chiina following an opposing cross. Then, in the 18th minute of the second half, they allowed another goal following a passing error, putting them in a difficult position.

South Korea focused on attack and struggled to find an equalizer, but ultimately failed to score. The match ended with a 0-2 defeat for South Korea.

The tournament final will be a "North-South Japan" match between host nation Japan and North Korea. North Korea had previously defeated China 2-0 in the earlier semifinal. The women's soccer final is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on the 2nd of next month.

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