The top side at the end of the round robin playoffs competition will advance to the World Cup Finals while the remaining two will feature in the Inter-Confederation playoffs.
Now the three losing semifinalists sides - Thailand, Chinese Taipei and Vietnam - will feature in a playoffs round on February 2, 4 and 6. Australia have already qualified for the World Cup as co-hosts. Japan play against China while Korea take on Philippines in the semifinals on Thursday, both the matches to be played in Pune.Īll the Asian Cup semifinalists earn an automatic spot in the 2023 World Cup to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. They also qualified in the semifinals of the Asian Cup for the first time.
Philippines scripted history by qualifying for their maiden World Cup. In Pune, Korea beat pre-tournament favourites Australia 1-0 while Philippines prevailed over Chinese Taipei 4-3 in penalty shootout after their quarterfinal match ended 1-1 at the end of extra time.
Japan reached the semifinals with a 7-0 thrashing of Thailand while China beat Vietnam 3-1 in another quarterfinal match at the DY Patil Stadium here. Holders Japan, former champions China, Korea and Philippines won their respective matches on Sunday to reach Women's Asian Cup semifinals and ensure qualification for the 2023 FIFA World Cup.