Despite the wide margin, the Nadeshiko were contained for almost the entirety of the first half, which earned high praise from the Danish tactician.
“We would have liked to score earlier but we have to give credit to a team that made an art out of defending and getting in the way,” said Nielsen. .....
✨ 𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐈-𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐒 ✨
— #WAC2026 (@afcasiancup) March 15, 2026
𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙚. 𝙎𝙪𝙢𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙤𝙪𝙨. 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜. 𝘿𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙩.
We are running out of words to describe 🇯🇵 Nadeshiko at #WAC2026! pic.twitter.com/o8K99BkGPx
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