The defending champions, despite going toe-to-toe with Australia, struggled to create chances as they exited the tournament with the hosts sealing a 2-1 win through goals from Caitlin Foord and Sam Kerr, with Zhang Linyan having equalised from the penalty spot.
“I think our performance was okay but we understood the difficulty of the game, given the quality of our opponents. We pressed at times but in the end, it was the individual quality which was the difference tonight,” said Milicic. .....
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— #WAC2026 (@afcasiancup) March 17, 2026
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