South Korea’s women’s national football team secured a resounding victory in its opening Asian Games match.
The next group-stage fixtures are against Bangladesh and North Korea.
The standings and advancement to the quarterfinals are not determined by the first win alone.
3-Line Summary
1. South Korea’s women’s football team defeated Myanmar 5-0.
2. The next match is against Bangladesh on the 17th.
3. The North Korea match on the 21st is the watershed moment for the Group F standings.
5-0 Win over Myanmar, Starting in 2nd Place in Group F
South Korea’s women’s national football team, led by head coach Shin Sang-woo, defeated Myanmar 5-0 in the first Group F match of the women’s football competition at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, held on September 14 at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan. Kim Min-ji scored three goals, while Jang Seul-gi and Choi Yu-ri each added one.
South Korea earned 3 points, but North Korea leads Group F. North Korea defeated Bangladesh 10-0 on the same day, putting it ahead of South Korea on goal difference. South Korea’s goal difference from its opening match is +5, while North Korea’s is +10. The opening stage of the group phase showed that goal difference, as well as points, directly affects the standings.
The Bangladesh Match on the 17th and the North Korea Match on the 21st Remain
South Korea’s second Group F match is against Bangladesh at 4 p.m. on September 17. The match will be played at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan, where the first match was held. Bangladesh lost 0-10 to North Korea in its opening match.
The third Group F match is against North Korea at 4 p.m. on September 21, at Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa in Shizuoka, Japan. Since South Korea and North Korea both recorded wide-margin victories in their opening matches, this fixture is a key one in the competition for first place in the group.
However, the knockout-stage draw cannot be determined in advance. The standings of each group and the teams advancing to the quarterfinals will be decided only after all group-stage matches are complete. Based on the schedule provided, the fixtures confirmed as South Korea’s women’s national team group-stage matches are against Bangladesh and North Korea.
The Group’s 1st- and 2nd-Place Teams and Some 3rd-Place Teams Advance to the Quarterfinals
12 countries are participating in women’s football, competing in a group stage divided into 3 groups. The 1st- and 2nd-place teams in each group, 6 teams in total, advance to the quarterfinals first. The two best-performing 3rd-place teams are then added to complete the quarterfinal tournament.
For South Korea, both the results and goal difference from the remaining two matches are important. South Korea can advance to the quarterfinals even if it finishes 2nd in Group F, but whether it takes 1st place and what its subsequent draw will be depend on its group-stage results. The Bangladesh match on the 17th is an opportunity to continue earning points and compete on goal difference, while the North Korea match on the 21st is a direct showdown for the group standings.
South Korea aims to reach its first final in Asian Games women’s football. The first fixture to watch is the Bangladesh match on the 17th, followed by the North Korea match on the 21st.
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