2006 AFC Women's Championship
Encyclopedia
Group B
| Country | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 10 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 10 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 6 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 3 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
Match Results
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Knockout stages
Semi-finals
Winners qualify for the 2007 World CupFIFA Women's World Cup 2007
The FIFA Women's World Cup 2007 was an international association football competition for women held in China from September 10, 2007 – September 30, 2007. Originally, China was to host the 2003 Women's World Cup, but the outbreak of SARS in that country forced that event to be moved to the United...
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In the China v North Korea match, China conceded a potential equaliser in injury time, but it was disallowed for offside. The North Koreans reacted by throwing bottles and other objects at the referees, and North Korean goalkeeper Han Hye Yong kicked Italian referee Anna De Toni from behind. Three North Korean players, including Han, were suspended before the third place play-off. North Korea protested the decision, demanding a rematch and a reversal of the suspensions.
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Third place playoff
As China were automatically qualified as hosts, North Korea qualified for the World Cup as the third-placed team in the tournament. Japan will play off with the third-placed team from the 2006 Women's Gold Cup in the CONCACAFCONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...
region.
Final
External links
- Official site from AFCAsian Football ConfederationThe Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...
- WomenSoccer.com report
- ThaiFootball.com story
- News article on tournament set up
- Results on RSSSF