Asian women's futsal semi-final matchup confirmed: Thailand is very close to the World Cup

Semi-final match schedule on May 15

16:00: China - Thailand

19:00: Japan - Iran

In the final quarter-final match held last night in China, Iran defeated Chinese Taipei 3-1 in extra time. This result puts Iran into the semi-finals against Japan.

The Chinese women's futsal team has a ticket to the semi-finals after defeating Indonesia (Photo: AFC).

This is a match between two teams with a lot of history. They faced each other in the finals of the Asian Women's Futsal Championship in 2015 and 2018. In 2015, Iran beat Japan 1-0. In 2018, the West Asian women's team once again beat the women's team from the land of the rising sun with a score of 5-2.

This is an opportunity for Japan to repay the debt that their senior generation "owed" to Iran. Now, after 7 years, Japanese futsal has improved a lot, they play scientifically and technically like their male players. Therefore, the match between Japan and Iran may be more tense.

In the other semi-final, host China faced the Thai women's futsal team. The Thai women's team maintained their strength, easily defeating Hong Kong (China) 5-2 in the quarter-finals.

Thailand has a great chance to win a ticket to the World Cup (Photo: AFC).

Meanwhile, the Chinese women's futsal team showed remarkable progress. The team from the billion-people country beat Indonesia 6-0 in the quarterfinals.

As for Southeast Asian futsal representative Thailand, they have a great chance to win a ticket to the World Cup finals. If Thailand defeats the Chinese women's futsal team in the semi-finals, they will win a ticket to the Philippines to attend the World Cup a few months later.

If Thailand are unlucky enough to lose in the semi-finals on May 15, they still have another chance in the third-place match on May 17. The top three teams of this year's Asian tournament will qualify for the 2025 Women's Futsal World Cup.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/xac-dinh-cap-dau-ban-ket-futsal-nu-chau-a-thai-lan-o-rat-gan-world-cup-20250514010503627.htm