AFC Women’s Asian Cup Quarterfinals. | Filipinas enter AFC Asian Cup QF

This happened when Japan won over Vietnam, 4-0, on Tuesday in the Group C action at Perth Rectangular Stadium.

The Filipinas overtook Vietnam with a better tiebreak for best third-placed teams and joined Uzbekistan.

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Having a -2 goal difference with the Philippines and Uzbekistan are in the quarterfinals with South Korea, Australia, China, North Korea, Japan and Chinese-Taipei.

Vietnam finished with a -4 goal difference.

The participation of the Filipinas is supported by the Philippine Football Federation and Philippine Sports Commission.

The Philippines will clash with Japan in the quarterfinals on March 15 in Sydney.

.Japan eased into the quarterfinals.

West Ham striker Riko Ueki headed home in the 21st minute before Japan ran riot in the second half in Perth.

Tottenham forward Maika Hamano finished off a slick passing move before Aoba Fujino and substitute Kiko Seike put Japan four up with more than 20 minutes still to go.

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The two-time former champions will face the Philippines after topping Group C with three wins and 17 goals without reply.

Led by their first foreign-born women’s coach, Greenlander Nils Nielsen, Japan are hoping to add to their back-to-back triumphs in 2014 and 2018.

“I’m sure at some point in this tournament we’re going to have to defend,” said Nielsen, with Japan limiting Vietnam to one shot on goal while enjoying 81 percent of possession.

“We felt good in the game but there were things that we weren’t 100 percent [on].”

 

In the other Group C match, Taiwan beat India, 3-1, in Sydney to claim second place.

Chen Yu-chin sealed the win in the 77th minute to condemn India to three defeats from three, underlined by a chastening 11-0 reverse against Japan on Saturday.

Su Yu-hsuan had put Taiwan ahead early in the first half, but Manisha Kalyan equalized for India before an own goal by goalkeeper Panthoi Chanu Elangbam gave the Taiwanese the lead on the stroke of half-time.