Ruthless Japan crushed the Philippines 7-0 on Sunday to book a Women's Asian Cup semi-final with South Korea and close in on a third continental title. It set up a last-four clash in Sydney on Wednesday against an equally ominous-looking South Korea,

In some African countries, women are effectively kept off the field by the lack of sports bras and sanitary napkins, as well as financial unwillingness to support them. Ugandan women’s under-20 soccer team, for example, never even made it to the World Cup—their government pulled them from competing at the last hour, citing lack of funds.

But, India did beat Japan once; in their first-ever meeting in a football tournament, at least in recorded history.  Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) says it came in 1986 at the First Lady Tien Soeharto Women’s Soccer Cup in Jakarta,

The United States women's national team will return to action in April with a three-game series against longtime rival Japan during the FIFA window. The matches will be played April 11 at PayPal Park in San Jose, April 14 at Lumen Field in Seattle, and ...