Perth, March 6 -- The Indian senior women's national team will face the mighty Japan in their second Group C match of the AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026 at the Perth Rectangular Stadium here in Australia, on Saturday.
India currently stand third in the group despite the 1-2 loss against Vietnam in their first match, after Japan defeated Chinese Taipei 2-0.
Historically, Japan, eighth in the FIFA Women's World Rankings, have had a clear advantage over the Blue Tigresses (ranked 67th), having won all three previous meetings. The Nadeshiko have scored 19 times in these three meetings. The last one was a 0-7 loss in the Olympic qualifiers in 2023.
India have had two days to recover from their match against Vietnam, and getting her play...