Jordan hosts the 19th edition of the Asian Nations Cup in this month of April. A tournament that brings together the 8 best teams of the Asian Confederation, among them Japan defending champion and Australia, which participates in major tournaments in Asia. Like the current Copa America, this Asian Cup offers a double challenge, a continental title and five tickets for the next World Cup in France.


=> Group stage - Day 1: Australia hooked by South Korea, Jordan surprise at home

=> Group stage - Day 2: China in the half and already at the World Cup, Japan pushed to its limits

=> Group stage - Round 3: Japan and Australia in semifinals and qualifying for 2019 World Cup

=> Match for fifth place: South Korea fifth team qualified for the 2019 World Cup

=> Semi-finals: Japan and Australia have an appointment in the final

=> Final: Japan wins the draw against Australia after a spectacular final
Group stage


Group A (Jordan / China / Thailand / Philippines)


Results:

Thursday, April 12

Jordan - China: 1-8 (Sarah Abu-Sabbah 17th for Jordan, Wang Shuang 14th, 53rd and 84th, Ren Guixin 41st, Song Duan 51st, Li Ying 60th and 72nd, Tang Jiali 86th for China)

Thailand - Philippines: 3-1 (Kanjana Sungngoen (28th [sp] and 53rd, Silawan Intamee 62nd for Thailand, Jesse Ann Shugg 90 + 3 for the Philippines)

Monday April 9th

Philippines - China 0-3 (Li Ying 17th and 57th, Ma Jun 31st)

Thailand - Jordan: 6-1 (Suchawadee Nildhamrong 1st and 69th, Taneekarn Dandga 6th, Silawan Intamee 39th, Kanjana Sungngen 41st and Pitsamai Sornsai 90th) for Thailand; Shahnaz Jebreen 43rd for Jordan)

Friday, April 6th

China - Thailand: 4-0 (Song Duan 56th and 77th, Wang Shuang 63rd and Li Ying 67th)

Jordan - Philippines: 1-2 (Maysa Jbarah 15th for Jordan, Yasmeen Khair [csc] 51st and Sarina Bolden 76th for the Philippines)


Ranking:

1) China 9 pts (+14)

2) Thailand 6 pts (+3)

3) Philippines 3 pts (-4)

4) Jordan 0 pt (-13)



Group B (Japan / Australia / South Korea / Vietnam)

Results:

Friday, April 13

Japan - Australia 1-1 (Mizuho Sakaguchi 63rd for Japan, Samantha Kerr 86th for Australia)

South Korea - Vietnam 4-0 (Cho So-Hyun 14th, Lee Geum-Min 38th, Lee Mina 49th and 73rd)

Tuesday, April 10

South Korea - Japan: 0-0

Vietnam - Australia: 0-8 (Kyah Simon 8th, Alanna Kennedy 18th, Chloe Logarzo 21st, Emily van Egmond 28th, Samantha Kerr 44th and 51st, Nguyen Thi Tuyet Dung [csc] 71st, Hayley Raso 75th)

Saturday April 7th

Japan - Vietnam: 4-0 (Kumi Yokoyama 3rd, Emi Nakajima 17th, Mana Iwabuchi 57th and Mina Tanaka 66th)

Australia - South Korea: 0-0


Ranking :

1) Australia 5 pts (+8)

2) Japan 5 pts (+4)

3) South Korea 5 pts (+4)

4) Vietnam 0 pt (-8)

Phase-out phase


Fifth Place Match - April 16th (7pm)

Philippines - South Korea *: 0-5 (Jang Sel-gi 34th, Lee Mina 45 + 3, Lim Seon-joo 56th, Cho So-hyun 66th and 83rd)


* Qualifying teams for the 2019 World Cup: Australia, China, South Korea, Japan and Thailand.


Semi-finals - April 17

(1) China - Japan 1-3 (Li Ying [sp] 90th for China, Mana Iwabuchi 39th, Kumi Yokoyama 85th and [sp] 88th for Japan)

(2) Australia - Thailand 2-2 [3-1 tab] (Kanjanaporn Saengkoon [csc] 17th, Alanna Kennedy 90 + 1 for Australia, Kanjana Sungngoen 20th and Rattikan Thongsombut 63rd)


3rd Place Match - April 20th (3:45 pm)

China - Thailand: 3-1 (Li Ying 51st, Wang Shanshan 56th and Song Duan 61st for China, Rattikan Thongsombut 81st for Thailand)


Final - April 20th (7pm)

Japan - Australia: 1-0 (Kumi Yokoyama 84th)