Live now! Women's Asian Cup schedule: Japan vs South Korea, winner to face Australia for the championship

On March 18 Beijing time, the Women's Asian Cup continues. According to the latest schedule, the second semifinal today is a battle between two strong contenders: Japan Women's Football Team against South Korea Women's Football Team. The match has started. The victor will meet host Australia Women's Football Team in the final. CCTV5 is providing live coverage, and the match is currently in progress!

In the first semifinal concluded yesterday, China Women's Football Team competed against host Australia Women's Football Team for a spot in the final. Without Wang Shuang as a key attacking threat, our offense lacked power and struggled to break through the opponent's defense. Facing Australia, a long-standing formidable opponent we have rarely defeated, we conceded goals from counterattacks and were outpaced in both technique and physicality, regrettably losing 1-2 and failing to defend our title. Thus, Australia Women's Football Team, unbeaten in five matches, advanced to the final first!

The second semifinal this afternoon will commence as scheduled, featuring Japan Women's Football Team versus South Korea Women's Football Team. Both teams advanced as group leaders, unbeaten through four rounds, and have already secured World Cup qualification. In this tournament, both sides have demonstrated strong offensive prowess: Japan scored 24 goals without conceding any, while South Korea scored 15 goals also without conceding. Both teams have produced dominant performances in their progression, though Japan's attacking force appears more formidable!

Currently, both teams are in good form. Japan may have slightly stronger overall strength, while South Korea is considered the underdog, having not defeated Japan in ten years. Therefore, if performing normally, Japan has a high probability of advancing. However, South Korea will not give up easily. Expect an intense and fiery clash between the two—when narrow paths meet, the brave prevail. Let's wait and see!

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