Beijing time on January 23, a heavy news in the soccer world exploded - the official website of the AFC quietly released the news, pointing out that the original scheduled to take place today
Women's Asian Cup
The match between the Chinese women's soccer team and India in the third round of the group stage was canceled for some reasons.
As it turns out, there was a sudden outbreak of New Crown Epidemic within the Indian women's football team, which prevented them from fulfilling the minimum criteria of 13 players in the tournament. After strictly adhering to Article 4.1 of the Special Rules for AFC Tournaments during Epidemics and Article 6 of the AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022 Competition Regulations, AFC officials confirmed that the second round Group A match between Chinese Taipei and India has likewise been canceled.
The AFC has yet to make an official announcement of the withdrawal, despite the official website's journey showing that the match between the Chinese women's soccer team and India has been withdrawn. This certainly adds more uncertainty to the upcoming match.
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Women's Asian Cup
In the first round of the tournament, the Chinese women's soccer team was placed in the same group with hosts India, Iran and Chinese Taipei. In the first round of the tournament, the Chinese women's soccer team defeated the Chinese Taipei women's soccer team with a score of 4-0, while the Indian women's soccer team and the Iranian women's soccer team played to a 0-0 draw. In the second round, the Chinese women's soccer team defeated the Iranian women's soccer team by a score of 7-0, two consecutive victories so that they lock the qualification in the early round.
As a rule, the top two teams from each group and the two third-placed teams from the best-performing groups will advance to the last eight. It is worth noting that this Asian Cup also serves as a selection tournament for the 2023 Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, so the five teams with the best results, apart from Australia, will qualify directly for the World Cup. (Source: DD)
