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 psf3.
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.
Published on March 14, 2026
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