Women’s Asian Cup 2026 quarter-finals: Australia and China fight their way forward; South Korea and Japan dominate

Yao Wei of China heads the ball against Hsu Yi-yun of Chinese Taipei during the AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026 Quarter Final match. Credit: Getty Images

The four Asian Cup semi-finalists are the first teams to seal qualification to the 2027 World Cup, having got the job done in a variety of different ways in the quarter-finals.

Australia 2-1 North K…