Women s Football Team in East Asia Cup: Japan team draws by South Korea, Chinese women s football team defeats Chinese Taipei women s football team again

On the evening of July 13, 2025, in the second round of the Women's Football East Asian Cup, the Japanese team and the South Korean team competed fiercely. In the 37th minute of the first half, the Japanese team scored the lead. In the second half, although the South Korean team strengthened its offense, due to the weakening of its offensive power in recent years, after missing many good opportunities, they finally scored an equalizer in the 85th minute, forcing the Japanese team to encounter a "draw".

Since 2016, the Japanese women's football team has never lost to the South Korean team. The last time the two teams met was in the warm-up match on October 26, 2024, when the Japanese women's football team defeated the Korean women's football team 4-0. The Korean women's football team tied a 2-2 draw with the Chinese women's football team in the first round, while the Japanese women's football team easily defeated the Chinese Taipei women's football team 4-0. After the start of the game, the South Korean team showed a little lack of offense, and the Japanese women's football team was clearly ahead of the skills under the feet. The Korean team's counterattack mainly relies on the impact of the two sides, but the quality of the shots was not high and most of them were blocked by the Japanese women's football defenders. In the first half, the South Korean team tried five shots but failed to shoot directly. The Japanese team only had three shots, one of which was a threat. In the second half, the Japanese team showed signs of physical fatigue, so they focused more on technical transmission. The South Korean team continued to attack wildly, but it was difficult to break through the Japanese team's defense line in the face of excellent skills and tactics.

Although the South Korean team also had a chance, the No. 9 forward had a breakthrough dribbling in the 82nd minute of the following half, but unfortunately the shot missed. In the 85th minute, the Korean women's football team finally scored an equalizer with a cross opportunity, turning the score to 1-1.

Then, the Japanese team launched a fierce attack, but failed to score in stoppage time. In the end, the Korean women's football team drew 1-1 with the Japanese women's football team. The draw is actually attributed to the Japanese team itself, who were too conservative in the second half, resulting in the South Korean team reaching a draw. The Chinese women's football team defeated the Chinese Taipei women's football team in another game and is currently unbeaten by 1 win and 1 draw, while the South Korean team tied two consecutive games. In the last round, the Chinese team will compete for the championship against the Japanese women's football team.