China PR set for quarterfinal battle against Chinese Taipei in AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026

China PR are undefeated against Chinese Taipei in the AFC competition

The group stage of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 has concluded, with eight teams advancing to the knockout stage as the race for continental glory and qualification to the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 intensifies.

Australia became the first side to book their place in the semifinals after edging past DPR Korea 2-1 in a thrilling quarterfinal.

Attention now turns to the second last-eight clash, where regional rivals China PR and Chinese Taipei women will face off on Saturday, with a semifinal spot and a ticket to the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 on the line.

The Stakes

China PR

China PR overcame Group B of the tournament with a perfect record, beating DPR Korea, Uzbekistan and Bangladesh.

The Dragons scored seven goals and conceded just one, in what has been a comfortable run in this tournament.

China PR are ranked 17th in the FIFA Women’s rankings. Overall, the Chinese women have won the AFC Women’s Asian Cup a record nine times and will be one of the favorites alongside Japan this year as well.

Chinese Taipei

Chinese Taipei started their AFC Women’s Asian Cup campaign with a 2-0 loss to Japan. However, they turned their fortunes around in their next two games, picking up wins against Vietnam and the Indian Women’s Football team.

They finished second in Group C with six points, scoring four goals and conceding three so far in the tournament. They will look to book a spot in the semifinal of the tournament as they face a superior ranked side in the quarterfinal.

Team News

There are no major injury concerns or suspensions for either side ahead of this encounter.

Head-to-Head record in AFC Women’s Asian Cup

Matches Played: 7

Won by China PR: 7

Won by Chinese Taipei: 0

Draws: 0

Predicted Line-ups

China PR (4-4-2)

Chen Chen (GK), Qiaoizhu Chen, Yao Wei, Haiyan Wu, C. Zhang, Rui Zhang, A. Wang, Shuang Wang, Wirigumula, L. Zhang, Ziqin Shao

Chinese Taipei (4-2-3-1)

Yu-Ting Wang (GK), K. Huang, Sin-Yun Su, Ying-Hui Chen, C. Chang, M. Saki, Kai-Ching Wu, Yu-Chin Chen, Yi-Yun Hsu, Jin-Wen Chen, Yu-Hsuan Su

Players to Watchout

Shuang Wang (China PR)

Shuang Wang is the heartbeat of China’s midfield. Aside from her creative brilliance, she also has an eye for a goal.

Shuang has scored two goals in her two appearances so far in the tournament and will be the favorite to get on the scoresheet once again.

Yu-Hsuan Su (Chinese Taipei)

Yu-Hsuan Su has been in fine form in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026. She has scored two goals in three games, helping her side beat India and Vietnam to qualify for the quarterfinals.

Aged 25-years, Su is in the prime of her career, and her team will be counting on her once again on Saturday.

Did You Know?

• China PR have won each of their seven AFC Women’s Asian Cup games against Chinese Taipei, including a 4-0 victory in the group stage of the 2022 edition, keeping a clean sheet in all seven games; indeed, China PR have only beaten Korea Republic and DPR Korea more often in the competition (8 wins against both) than Chinese Taipei.
• China PR have scored multiple goals in 13 of their last 14 AFC Women’s Asian Cup games, with the only exception being a 3-1 defeat to Japan in the 2018 semi-finals; indeed, that result is the only game out of China PR’s last six knockout games in the competition in which they failed to score twice.
• Chinese Taipei have won each of their last two games at the AFC Women’s Asian Cup, last going on a longer winning streak in the competition in December 2001 (3 games); however, they have won just two of their last 14 knockout games in the competition in regulation time and lost all three knockout games against China PR.
• Su Yu-Hsuan (Chinese Taipei) has scored in each of her last four outings at the AFC Women’s Asian Cup (5 goals) and could become the fourth player to score in five consecutive games since the start of the 2018 edition after China PR’s duo of Li Ying (5 games in April 2018) and Wang Shanshan (5 games between April 2018 and February 2022) and Japan’s Riko Ueki (5 games between January 2022 and March 2026).

Telecast Details

The match between China PR vs Chinese Taipei will be played at the HBF Park, Perth on Saturday (14th March 2026).

The game will kick-off at 10:30 am IST. The match will be streamed live on the FanCode App. There is no telecast on any Indian television channels.

DAZN will broadcast the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 matches live in Japan, whereas the host country, Australia, has given its hosting rights to Paramount.

In the Middle East countries like the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Iraq and Jordan, viewers can tune in to beIN Sports for the live action of this game.

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