Despite a 1-0 victory over Iran earlier within the day, the Philippine nationwide girls’s soccer staff was eradicated from the AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament because the solid for the third spherical was made official following the outcomes of Wednesday’s video games.
Group winners Australia (Group A), North Korea (Group B), and Japan (Group C) had been joined by Group C runner-up Uzbekistan as the ultimate 4 groups to dispute the 2 Olympic spots up for grabs within the third spherical of the qualifiers.
This after Uzbekistan emerged because the best-ranked group runner-up following their 3-0 win over India, which gave them six factors within the group, together with a +2 objective distinction.
The Filipinas additionally completed with six factors to take second place in Group A, however had a -4 objective distinction, due principally to their 8-0 defeat to Australia of their earlier recreation. Prior to that, in addition they notched a 4-1 victory over Chinese Taipei.
The Philippines got here into the day needing to win their recreation towards Iran but in addition wanted some luck to go their means so far as the outcomes of the opposite teams’ video games.
They received the outcomes they wanted from Japan’s 2-0 win over Vietnam in Group C and the South Korea-China attract Group B but in addition wanted at the least a draw or a win by India towards Uzbekistan to advance.
The third spherical might be performed in February of 2024.
—JMB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
