India vs Japan, 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup, Group Stage

· AFC Women's Asian Cup
India
    FT
    0 - 11
    Japan
    • 4': Yuzuki Yamamoto
    • 13': Yui Hasegawa
    • 20': Hinata Miyazawa
    • 35': Hinata Miyazawa
    • 45'+5': Kiko Seike (P)
    • 47': Riko Ueki
    • 50': Riko Ueki
    • 55': Kiko Seike
    • 62': Maya Hijikata
    • 65': Riko Ueki
    • 81': Hinata Miyazawa

    About

    India are hosting Japan at HBF Park, Perth, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the AFC Women's Asian Cup.

    Match Commentary

    • 4': Yuzuki Yamamoto (Japan) Goal at 4'
    • 13': Yui Hasegawa (Japan) Goal at 13'
    • 20': Hinata Miyazawa (Japan) Goal at 20'
    • 35': Hinata Miyazawa (Japan) Goal at 35'
    • 45'+5': Kiko Seike (Japan) Penalty - Scored at 50'
    • 45': Riko Ueki (Japan) Substitution at 45'
    • 45': Maya Hijikata (Japan) Substitution at 45'
    • 45': Yui Narumiya (Japan) Substitution at 45'
    • 47': Riko Ueki (Japan) Goal at 47'
    • 50': Riko Ueki (Japan) Goal at 50'
    • 53': Aveka Singh (India) Yellow Card at 53'
    • 55': Kiko Seike (Japan) Goal at 55'
    • 57': Babina Lisham (India) Substitution at 57'
    • 57': Grace Dangmei (India) Substitution at 57'
    • 62': Maya Hijikata (Japan) Goal at 62'
    • 63': Moeka Minami (Japan) Substitution at 63'
    • 63': Maika Hamano (Japan) Substitution at 63'
    • 65': Riko Ueki (Japan) Goal at 65'
    • 73': Astam Oraon (India) Substitution at 73'
    • 73': Kaviya Pakkirisamy (India) Substitution at 73'
    • 81': Hinata Miyazawa (Japan) Goal at 81'
    • 88': Lynda Serto (India) Substitution at 88'

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/jpn.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originJPN INDhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/ind.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    1 Fouls 7
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    7 Corner Kicks 0
    0 Saves 5
    79.9 Possession 20.1
    35 SHOTS 0
    16 ON GOAL 0
    0.5 On Target % 0.0
    2 Penalty Goals 0
    1 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
    6 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

    Competition: AFC Women's Asian Cup

    Venue: HBF Park
    Location: Perth, Australia
    Attendance: 3,233

    AFC Women's Asian Cup Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Japan 3 +17 9
    2 Chinese Taipei 3 +1 6
    3 Vietnam 3 -4 3
    4 India 3 -14 0
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    IND India (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Elangbam Panthoi Chanu (GK)
    2 Nganbam Sweety Devi
    15 Martina Thokchom
    5 Juli Kishan
    8 Sanju Yadav
    21 Sarita Yumnam
    19 Aveka Singh Yellow Card
    6 Sangita Basfore
    16 Manisha Kalyan
    7 Soumya Guguloth
    10 Pyari Xaxa
    India Substitutes:
    Sowmiya Narayasamy, Shilky Devi, Sanfida Nongrum, Kaviya Pakkirisamy, Nirmala Devi, Babina Lisham, Astam Oraon, Sushmita Lepcha, Shreya Hooda, Grace Dangmei, Lynda Serto, Rimpa Haldar, Jasoda Munda, Karishma Shirvoikar, Malavika Prasad.

    JPN Japan (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    12 Chika Hirao (GK)
    4 Saki Kumagai
    6 Toko Koga
    21 Miyabi Moriya
    16 Yuzuki Yamamoto
    7 Hinata Miyazawa
    18 Honoka Hayashi
    14 Yui Hasegawa
    11 Mina Tanaka
    25 Remina Chiba
    8 Kiko Seike
    Japan Substitutes:
    Akane Okuma, Maya Hijikata, Hana Takahashi, Maika Hamano, Hikaru Kitagawa, Manaka Matsukubo, Moeka Minami, Aoba Fujino, Fuka Nagano, Ayaka Yamashita, Risa Shimizu, Yui Narumiya, Momoko Tanikawa, Riko Ueki.

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