Japan and DPR Korea reach Asian Games women’s football final

Japan and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea reached the women’s football gold-medal match at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games after both semi-finals finished 2–0 on 29 September. Olympics.com’s official tournament results list DPR Korea’s 2–0 win over China PR and Japan’s 2–0 victory over Korea Republic under the women’s semi-finals in Shizuoka. These were completed results, not live standings, and fell inside the closed 29 September Asia/Kolkata reporting window: the official schedule lists the two matches on that date at 15:00 and 19:30 JST.

DPR Korea’s victory over China PR decided the first place in the final. Xinhua’s match report independently records China’s 2–0 semi-final defeat in Shizuoka on Tuesday, corroborating the official result. The report describes difficult, rainy conditions, but this update deliberately keeps the focus on the independently verified final score and status rather than making a broader performance or player-statistical assessment.

Japan’s 2–0 result over Korea Republic created the other finalist. Korea JoongAng Daily’s report independently identifies the semi-final as played at Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa in Fukuroi on 29 September and confirms Japan’s two-goal win. That result matches the official listing; together, the two semi-finals set Japan against DPR Korea for gold and China PR against Korea Republic for bronze.

This is a completed-results roundup, not a prediction. Neither medal match is presented as played or decided here. For continuing reported women’s football coverage and context, visit the SportsHub4U Football Women desk. The item is confined to the four teams’ completed semi-finals and does not make a medal claim before the final and bronze-medal fixtures have taken place.