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Match Report: Taiwan: 3 – Kyrgyzstan: 0
Taiwans womens team had to fight hard but eventually broke down a dogged Kyrgyzstan team amid terrible conditions. Given the amount of rain that came crashing down on the field, neither side could really play any football and the Mulan will take comfort that they escaped a tricky situation with another win. Despite both teams…
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Match Report: Taiwan: 8 – Pakistan: 0
Taiwan routed Pakistan in their opening game of the AFC Cup qualifiers, pouring on eight goals and essentially playing their opponents off the field. Have no doubt; this was a limited Pakistan team and the scoreline reflected the difference between the Mulan and a side ranked over 100 spots below them in the FIFA rankings.…
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National Team Captain Calls For Urgent Overhaul
In a lengthy interview with journalist Zhang Keming, Taiwan’s mens national team captain, Chen Po-liang, gave an impassioned assessment of his country’s current footballing set-up. Chen, who became national team captain at just twenty-one years old, also holds the record for most caps and goals for the national team. Now thirty-six, the midfielder has played…
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Match Report: Sri Lanka: 3 – Taiwan: 1
A disastrous ten minutes of football condemned Taiwan to their second consecutive loss in the 2027 AFC Cup qualifiers. On paper, Sri Lanka– ranked 200th in the FIFA world rankings– should have been a winnable game. But in reality, the Blue Wings were limited against a team that had some quality players but nothing this…
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Match Report: Philippines: 0 – Taiwan: 1
Sometimes all it takes is one game to change a team’s entire outlook. Only time will tell but last night’s 1-0 away victory over the Philippines might just be the result that does it for the Mulan. The plaudits will go to Saki Matsunaga for scoring the vital goal but the overall performance from the…
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Gary White Resigns As National Team Coach
Following weeks of speculation, Gary White has resigned as coach of the mens national team. The move comes just days after the departure of Mehmet Fatih Kale, the team’s technical director. Although on paper, White’s second outing with Taiwan seemed underwhelming (5 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses), the reality of the situation was quite…
