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Match Report: Japan: 4 – Taiwan: 0
In the opening game of the EAFF Finals, a masterclass of possession football and accurate passing helped the Japanese womens national team overwhelm an organized but ultimately toothless Taiwan side. Japan got things going in the 22nd minute when Haruna Aikawa snuck past Taiwan’s backline before selflessly passing the ball across the six yard box,…
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CTFA Aiming For Major Changes Within Womens Football
Hot on the heels of Taiwan women’s crunching 8-0 victory over Pakistan, the Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA) have released a white paper that would overhaul the management of women’s football on the island if implemented fully. In interviews accompanying the release of the white paper, Wang Ling-hsiang, the head of the CTFA, was bullish…
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Match Report: Indonesia: 1 – Taiwan: 2
A moment of magic from teenager Liu Yu-chiao ensured that the Taiwanese women’s team booked their spot in the 2026 AFC Womens Finals after outlasting hosts Indonesia in the city of Tangerang. Although the Mulan were favoured to qualify for the finals, they still needed to beat Indonesia to be completely sure. As was the…
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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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