Regret! Women s Football Football Team s third place in the Asian Cup defeated the World Cup

On the evening of May 17, the third place competition for the 2025 Asian Football Federation Women's Fifteen-alone Asian Cup was held at the Hohhot Sports Center. The Chinese team lost to Iran 1-3 and missed the World Cup qualification.

In the previous semi-finals, the Chinese team lost to the Thai team 2-3. In this game, facing the last champion Iran team, the Chinese team was scored first by their opponents in the first half. After adjustments in the intermission, the Chinese team's offensive began in the second half. Su Jiahong passed the ball with a cross after the "Marcelona Swivel" on the right, and Cao Jiayi scored in the middle to tie the score for the Chinese team. After the game, the Chinese team thanked the fans on site for their support. Live screenshot

However, the experienced Iran team then used a corner kick to overtake the score again. At the last moment of the game, the Chinese team attacked with all their strength, and coach Hu Jie once again adopted the "5-0 tactic" of attacking with all players and giving up the goalkeeper. However, at the last moment of the game, the Iranian team intercepted the ball and seized the opportunity of the Chinese team's unattended goal and scored a long shot, locking the score at 3-1.

So far, the Iranian team and the Thai and Japanese teams that advanced to the final have been qualified to participate in the first FIFA Women's Fifteen-a-One World Cup to be held in the Philippines in November this year. The fourth-ranked Chinese team unfortunately missed the women's five-a-side event.