Matthew Rimmer6d ago
Matildas suffer heartbreak as Japan wonder goal wins third Women’s Asian Cup crown https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/21/australia-matildas-japan-womens-asian-cup-final-football-report
Japan 1-0 Australia (Hamano 17) in final in Sydney
Hosts fall short despite multiple attempts on goal
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Matildas suffer heartbreak as Japan stunner wins third Women’s Asian Cup crown

Australia fall short despite multiple attempts on goal as Maika Hamano’s shot from outside the box proves the difference in Japan’s 1-0 victory in Sydney

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Matildas rise to a grand occasion but are left to rue the goal that never came https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/22/australia-matildas-japan-womens-asian-cup-final-goal-that-never-came
Australia had Japan on the back foot for long periods but a flurry of shots were scuffed, saved and blocked in a narrow Women’s Asian Cup final defeat
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Matildas rise to a grand occasion but are left to rue the goal that never came

Australia had Japan on the back foot for long periods but a flurry of shots were scuffed, saved and blocked in a narrow Women’s Asian Cup final defeat

The Guardian
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The Matildas’ near misses sting but their Asian Cup final suggests this great team are not done https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/23/australia-matildas-near-misses-sting-but-asian-cup-final-suggests-great-team-not-done #matildas #asiancup #football
The Matildas’ near misses sting but their Asian Cup final suggests this great team are not done

There was talk of this being a last hurrah at home for a golden generation of Matildas. But their performance showed a glimmer of something else

The Guardian
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Women's Asian Cup 2026: How Sam Kerr, Alanna Kennedy and every other Matildas player fared at the tournament https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-23/how-matildas-fared-asian-cup-kennedy-kerr-fowler/106483936 #matildas #asiancup #football
How every Matilda fared at the 2026 Women's Asian Cup

From the players who lit up the tournament to those who never quite got going, here is a closer look at how each Matilda fared at the 2026 Women's Asian Cup.