Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women’s National Team) began their AFC Women’s Asian Cup™ Australia 2026 campaign on Wednesday 4 March at Perth Rectangular Stadium, taking on Chinese Taipei, currently ranked 40th in the FIFA rankings. Kick-off came at 1:00 p.m. local time with temperatures reaching 36°C.

Japan lined up in a 4-3-3 formation. YAMASHITA Ayaka (Manchester City) started in goal, with a back four of SHIMIZU Risa (Liverpool FC), TAKAHASHI Hana (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Urawa Reds Ladies), MINAMI Moeka (Brighton & Hove Albion) and KITAGAWA Hikaru (Everton) from right to left. In midfield, NAGANO Fuka (Liverpool FC) operated as the anchor behind HASEGAWA Yui (Manchester City) and TANIKAWA Momoko (Bayern Munich). The front line featured FUJINO Aoba (Manchester City) on the left, HAMANO Maika (Tottenham Hotspur) on the right, and TANAKA Mina (Utah Royals) through the middle, with Hasegawa wearing the captain’s armband. .....

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