India’s chances of qualifying for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup quarterfinals suffered a major blow as the other teams in its group ramped up their chase for a last-eight spot.
Chinese Taipei, which had fallen 0-2 to Japan in its opening match, turned the tide against Vietnam, with Su Yu-hsuan scoring the winner in a 1-0 win in Perth on Saturday.
Vietnam, quarterfinalist at the previous edition, had nine attempts on goal but none on target, while Chinese Taipei stayed organised at the back to preserve its advantage.
A late VAR review for a possible penalty for Vietnam did not yield a decision, and Taiwan moved provisionally into second place in Group C on three points, with India and Japan set to meet later in the day.
The result meant India would have to beat the odds to at least hold Japan to a draw or win by a big margin against Chinese Taipei to have a chance to make it past the group stage.
Published on Mar 07, 2026
