Women's Asian Cup

Women's Asian Cup Overview

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Watch out, England & USWNT: Japan ARE World Cup contenders

With little over a year to go until the 2027 Women's World Cup kicks-off, some of the front-runners for the trophy are obvious. Spain, the reigning champions, and England, the 2023 runners-up, who beat La Roja in the European Championship final last summer, are right up there. The United States' Olympic triumph in 2024 saw them reinstate themselves at the top of the international game while Brazil, as hosts and South American champions, will fancy their chances, too. This month's Asian Cup, though, has served as a reminder that Japan should also be considered as being right in that mix.

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RANKED: How the Asian Cup will effect WSL clubs

The Women's Asian Cup began on March 1, kickstarting a month that was set to see two of the major tournaments in the women's game take place, with the Africa Cup of Nations to follow on March 17. Incredibly, the latter was postponed just 12 days before it was due to start, but the impact the Asian Cup will have on the continuing club competitions will still be fascinating, as teams across the women's game say goodbye to some of their best players for a few weeks.

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Women's Asian Cup, fixtures & results

Saturday 14 March
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Japan
JPN
7
Philippines badge
Philippines
PHI
0
FT
Monday 16 March
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China
CHN
1
Australia badge
Australia
AUS
2
FT
Tuesday 17 March
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South Korea
KOR
1
Japan badge
Japan
JPN
4
FT
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Uzbekistan
UZB
0
Philippines badge
Philippines
PHI
2
FT
Wednesday 18 March
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Chinese Taipei
TPE
0
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North Korea
PRK
4
FT
Friday 20 March
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Japan
JPN
1
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Australia
AUS
0
FT
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Standings

Eastern

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PosTeamPWDLFA+/-PTSForm
1Nashville SC crestNashville SC
0 - 0
85211541117
D
W
L
W
W
2Inter Miami CF crestInter Miami CF84311614215
W
D
D
W
D
3Chicago Fire FC crestChicago Fire FC
1 - 1
8422106414
D
W
W
W
L
4New York City FC crestNew York City FC
0 - 0
8332149512
D
L
D
L
W
5Charlotte FC crestCharlotte FC
0 - 0
8332139412
D
L
W
W
D
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Western

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PosTeamPWDLFA+/-PTSForm
1Vancouver Whitecaps crestVancouver Whitecaps87012241821
W
W
W
L
W
2San Jose Earthquakes crestSan Jose Earthquakes76011321118
W
W
W
L
W
3Los Angeles FC crestLos Angeles FC75111521316
L
W
D
W
W
4Real Salt Lake crestReal Salt Lake6411128413
W
D
W
W
W
5Seattle Sounders FC crestSeattle Sounders FC641162413
W
D
W
W
L
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