The Chinese women's football team has always been the representative of the Chinese national team and is the top force in Asian women's football, winning the most championships in the Women's Asian Cup and Asian Games. Since its inception in 1986, the Chinese women's football team has won the Women's Asian Cup seven times in a row, and also won the Asian Games in 1990, 1994 and 1998. He has participated in 15 Asian Games and won 14 medals, finishing fourth at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games.
Despite a decline in results since the turn of the millennium, it has won the Women's Asian Cup twice in 2006 and 2022, and is still the absolute hegemon in Asia. Looking back on history, the Chinese women's football team reached the final at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and finally lost 1-2 to the host United States. In the 1999 Women's World Cup final, the Chinese women's football team crossed the goal line with a shot in overtime, but was blocked by the United States team with their legs inside the goal line.
If VAR technology had been present at the time, the goal would have been considered valid. In the penalty shootout, Liu Ying missed a penalty, causing the Chinese team to regret being the runner-up. However, at that World Cup, the head coach of the U.S. women's football team believed that the shortcomings of the Chinese women's football team in terms of talent pool would make it difficult for them to continue their strong performance. Until 2006, the Chinese women's football team defeated the Australian women's football team in a penalty shootout and won the Asian Cup again after 8 years.
The Chinese women's football team won the Asian championship again, a feat that was the first time in 16 years. Although the Chinese women's senior women's football team has not yet won the Women's World Cup or the Olympic Games, this has not damaged the team's glorious image in the hearts of fans, but has highlighted the charm of women's football to some extent. This beautiful imperfection has become the unique charm of the team. It is hoped that in the future, the Chinese women's football team can learn from this failure, make persistent efforts, and continue to be brilliant.
With the 2026 Women's Asian Cup and the 2028 Olympic Games, let's look forward to the women's football girls coming to the fore again.