In the match against the Bangladesh women's team on the evening of March 9, the Uzbekistan women's team controlled the game and continuously put pressure for most of the match time. Striker Diyorakhon Khabibullaeva, a player playing in Europe, was a prominent factor when scoring a hat-trick. The remaining goal was scored by Nilufar Kudratova in the 88th minute.
This victory helped Uzbekistan finish the group stage with 3 points and a goal difference of -2, thereby becoming the first team ranked 3rd to win a ticket to the quarterfinals. This result also caused the Philippines women's team (3 points, goal difference -2) to temporarily fall into the elimination group due to scoring fewer goals.
The remaining slots for the quarter-finals will be determined after the last match of Group C taking place on March 10, in which the highlight is the confrontation between the Vietnamese women's team and the Japanese women's team.
According to the scenario, if they win at least 1 point against Japan, coach Mai Duc Chung's team will definitely reach the quarter-finals. In case of defeat, the Vietnamese team still has a chance to advance in third place, but it must depend on the result of the remaining match between the Taiwanese (China) women's team and the Indian women's team.
In the match at the same time, the Chinese women's team defeated the DPRK women's team with a score of 2-1 to win the top spot in Group B.
North Korea opened the scoring first in the 32nd minute thanks to Kim Kyong-yong's goal. However, just two minutes later, defender Chen Qiaozhu scored the equalizer for China with a shot from outside the penalty area.
In injury time of the first half, Wang Shuang scored to help China take a 2-1 lead. The second half took place with a tense game but no more goals were scored.
Notably, this match was officiated by referee Le Thi Ly of Vietnam, along with assistant Ha Thi Phuong, as assigned by the Asian Football Confederation.
With this result, the Chinese women's team finished the group stage with 9 points after 3 matches, topping Group B. The DPRK women's team ranked second with 6 points and also qualified for the quarterfinals.
