SYDNEY — A Women’s Asian Cup soccer tournament that started with little fanfare three weeks ago but eventually received worldwide attention due to the involvement of an Iranian team affected by the ...

Japan have won the 2026 Women’s Asian Cup after a 1-0 victory over hosts Australia in Saturday’s final. Maika Hamano’s superb first-half strike was the difference between the two sides as Japan ...

SYDNEY — By the time Saki Kumagai scored to make it 3-0 on Wednesday, it was clear her Japan team was going to beat South Korea and feature in a final against Australia for the third time in four ...

A veteran of three previous World Cup squads, Mathew Ryan is the longtime captain for Australia and remains to be the top-choice goalkeeper for 2026.

MELBOURNE, April 2 (Reuters) - Women's Asian Cup finalists Australia and Japan said on Thursday the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) had ignored an invitation to address gender pay inequality before ...

Livingston shipped striker Tete Yengi out to Japan in January and, while his parent club slipped to relegation from the ...

SYDNEY, March 21 (Reuters) - Japan edged tournament hosts Australia 1-0 in the Women's Asian Cup final on Saturday to win the continental title for the third time in the last four editions and ...

The Socceroos have effectively punched their ticket to the 2026 FIFA World Cup after an Aziz Behich stunner in the 90th minute lifted them to a 1-0 win over Japan at a sold-out Optus Stadium. In front ...

Maika Hamano scored the game's only goal as Japan beat Australia 1-0 Cameron Spencer/Getty Images Japan have won the 2026 Women’s Asian Cup after a 1-0 victory over hosts Australia in Saturday’s final ...