China into U17 Women's Asian Cup semifinals

JAKARTA, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Despite a 4-0 loss to Japan in the final group game here on Monday, China still advanced into the semifinals of the 2024 AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup.

With two consecutive victories over Australia and Thailand in Group B, China had already booked a semifinal berth along with group leader Japan before their clash.

Noa Fukushima put Japan ahead from close range just nine minutes int