Philippines vs South Korea, 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup, Group Stage
· AFC Women's Asian CupSouth Korea set up Matildas showdown with Philippines thrashing
South Korea are the first team through to the Women's Asian Cup quarterfinals after comfortably seeing off Philippines.
Match Commentary
- 12': Yu-Gyeong Jeon (South Korea) Goal at 12'
- 15': Soo-Jeong Park (South Korea) Goal at 15'
- 45': Jourdyn Curran (Philippines) Substitution at 45'
- 45': Mary Ramirez (Philippines) Substitution at 45'
- 53': Choo Hyo-Joo (South Korea) Yellow Card at 53'
- 56': Mun Eun-Ju (South Korea) Goal at 56'
- 60': Jael-Marie Guy (Philippines) Substitution at 60'
- 64': Kim Min-Ji (South Korea) Substitution at 64'
- 73': Kim Shin-Ji (South Korea) Yellow Card at 73'
- 74': Natalie Oca (Philippines) Substitution at 74'
- 78': Lee Eun-Young (South Korea) Substitution at 78'
- 78': Hye-Jeong Park (South Korea) Substitution at 78'
- 79': Carleigh Frilles (Philippines) Yellow Card at 79'
- 87': Alessandrea Carpio (Philippines) Substitution at 87'
- 87': Ryu Ji-Soo (South Korea) Substitution at 87'
- 87': Na Yeong Shin (South Korea) Substitution at 87'
- 90'+3': Natalie Oca (Philippines) Yellow Card at 93'
Statistics
 KOR |
PHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 77.4 | Possession | 22.6 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 3 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Cbus Super Stadium
Location: Gold Coast, Australia
Attendance: 2,332
AFC Women's Asian Cup Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | +6 | 7 |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | +5 | 7 |
| 3 | Philippines | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Iran | 3 | -9 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Philippines (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Olivia McDaniel (GK) |
| 5 | Hali Long |
| 3 | Jessika Cowart |
| 13 | Angela Beard |
| 16 | Sofia Wunsch |
| 21 | Katrina Guillou |
| 15 | Isabella Pasion |
| 17 | Ariana Markey |
| 9 | Carleigh Frilles  |
| 8 | Sara Eggesvik |
| 10 | Chandler McDaniel |
South Korea (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Kim Min-Jung (GK) |
| 5 | Yoo-Jin Ko |
| 25 | Lee Min-Hwa |
| 22 | Choo Hyo-Joo |
| 2 | Kim Jin-Hee |
| 9 | Mun Eun-Ju |
| 8 | Kim Shin-Ji |
| 14 | Min-Young Jung |
| 15 | Yu-Gyeong Jeon |
| 13 | Soo-Jeong Park |
| 7 | Son Hwa-Yeon |
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