China continued their hunt for a 10th Women’s Asian Cup title with a 2-0 win over Chinese Taipei after extra time in Perth on Saturday, booking a semi-final against Australia.
The defending champions thought they had already taken the lead in the 39th minute, but Wang Shuang’s attempt was disallowed by VAR.
When the teams were tied 0-0 after 90 minutes, China finally made the breakthrough through Shao Ziqin after four minutes of extra time.
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China had a golden opportunity to extend their lead ten minutes later, but Wurigumula’s penalty was saved. Four minutes later the second came thanks to an own goal by Taiwanese Chen Ying-hui.
With the win, China booked a place at next year’s Women’s World Cup in Brazil, while Chinese Taipei will compete with the other losing quarter-finalists for two more places in the play-offs on the Gold Coast next week lkj6.
Published on March 14, 2026
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