On Friday, Japan and Australia joined the semi-finals of the 2018 Asian Cup. This qualification in the semifinals at the same time guarantees both teams their participation in the 2019 World Cup in France.

By neutralizing themselves this Friday (1-1) during their last outing in Group B of this Asian Cup, Japanese and Australian have made double hit. This draw allowed them both to qualify for the semifinals and to validate their ticket for France in 2019. The star Samantha Kerr saved Australia by answering at the very end of the match at the opening of the score. Yui Hasegawa (63rd). Japan will remain the only country to have participated in all editions of the World Cup. Recall that the "Nadeshiko" were crowned world champions in 2011. For the "Matildas" it will be the seventh participation, they only missed the 1991 edition. On Monday, South Korea could also compute its ticket for 2019 if she wins her match for 5th place against the Philippines.

For China and Thailand, however, it was already registered before Friday, the two nations being the other semi-finalists of the Asian Cup. On April 9, the Chinese women had indeed finished top of their group A by crushing the host country, Jordan, 8-1. Like Australia, the "Roses d'acier" missed only one edition of the World Cup, the one of 2011. In 1999, they had reached the final of the event, beaten by the United States . The Thai women got their ticket on April 12, when they beat the Philippines 3-1 and finished second in Group A behind China. In the semi-finals of the Asian Cup, the "Elephants of war" will be opposed to Australia Monday, April 16th. The next day, the other semifinal will face China and Japan.