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China and DPR Korea Become First Nations To Earn 1999 Fifa Women's World Cup Bids
[COMPLETE GUANDONG 98 REPORTS]
Olympic Silver Medalists and a dark horse join U.S. in world championship event; Chinese Tiapei and Japan will meet on Sunday to settle third Asian berth
China, silver medalists at the 1996 Olympics, along with surprising DPR (North) Korea, will join the USA in the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.Asia's final Women's World Cup berth will be decided this Sunday (Dec. 14), when play continues at the XIth Asian Cup, being held at Guangdong Provincial Stadium in Guangzhou, China. The winner of the third place match between Chinese Taipei and Japan willparticipate in the 1999 Women's World Cup. In the Asian Cup championship final, China will try to claim its sixth consecutive Cup when it plays DPR Korea. The Two nations met earlier in the tournament group play, with China prevailing 3-1. Sunday's meeting will also be a rematch of the 1993 Asian Cup, which China won 3-0
To earn its way into the Women's World Cup, DPR Korea utilized an aggressive defensive to protect its 1-0 final margin, which was established when Kim Kum Sil scored in the match's 2nd minute. After averaging more than 10 goals a match in group play, the Japanese, including the tournament's leading scorer Homare Sawa (10 goals), were shut down. The physical play of the Koreans left three Japanese players injured, and resulted in two yellow cards for Kim Sun Hui, who will sit out the championship final.
China made its reservations for the 1999 Women's World Cup by steamrolling Chinese Taipei, 10-0. Lui Ailing scored four goals with Sun Wen and Sun Qimeng adding two apiece. The Chinese jumped out to a 2-0 lead after only the 6th minute and never looked back.
| Group A | W | L | PTS | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Japan | 3 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 0 |
| India | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 1 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| Guam | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Group B | W | L | PTS | GF | GA |
| *China | 3 | 0 | 9 | 27 | 1 |
| #DPR Korea | 2 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 4 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| Philippines | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
| Group C | W | L | PTS | GF | GA |
| *Chinese Taipei | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| Korea Republic | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| *Won Group | |||||
| #Top runner-up, advances to semifinal | |||||
| Note: Indonesia, which was in Group C, withdrew. | |||||
Friday, December 12, 1997
Semifinals, Guangdong Provincial Stadium
China, North Korea, and Japan qualify for places in the WWCup'99 in the USA
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