{"id":5405,"date":"2026-03-12T21:37:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T21:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/03\/12\/taiwan-cheering-row-overshadows-china-quarterfinal-at-asian-cup\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T21:37:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T21:37:53","slug":"taiwan-cheering-row-overshadows-china-quarterfinal-at-asian-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/03\/12\/taiwan-cheering-row-overshadows-china-quarterfinal-at-asian-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Taiwan cheering row overshadows China quarterfinal at Asian Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>Taiwan face China in a tense quarterfinal of the Women\u2019s Asian Cup, where political tensions will be at the fore.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Taiwan and China will battle on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the Women\u2019s Asian Cup, where geopolitical strains have found their way to the terraces and sparked complaints from \u2060Taiwanese fans over their right to cheer on their team.<\/p>\n<p>Former Taiwan men\u2019s coach Chen Kuei-jen was ejected by security staff working for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) at Western Sydney Stadium on Tuesday after leading cheers for the women\u2019s \u2060team during their 3-1 win over India.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 4 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/3\/12\/pakistans-abrar-signed-by-india-owned-sunrisers-in-hundred-auction\">Pakistan\u2019s Abrar signed by India-owned Sunrisers in Hundred auction<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/3\/11\/lebron-nba-social-media-react-to-bam-adebayos-historic-83-point-game\">\u2018Bro, what\u2019: LeBron, social media react to Adebayo\u2019s historic 83-point game<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/3\/5\/finalissima-f1-races-middle-east-conflict-disrupts-global-sports-events\">Missile strikes, no flights: Middle East conflict disrupts global sport<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 4 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/3\/11\/icc-rejects-bias-claims-from-stranded-south-africa-west-indies-cricketers\">ICC rejects bias claims from stranded South Africa, West Indies cricketers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Taiwan fans alleged Chen was booted out for chanting for \u201cTaiwan\u201d rather than \u201cChinese Taipei\u201d, the designation used for Taiwanese teams at international sporting events.<\/p>\n<p>Taiwan has long competed as \u201cChinese Taipei\u201d to assuage China, which claims the democratically governed island as its own. Taiwan\u2019s government rejects Chinese sovereignty claims.<\/p>\n<p>Chen\u2019s ejection prompted the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Sydney \u200cto lodge a protest with the AFC.<\/p>\n<p>Fans also alleged flags and pro-Taiwan banners had been confiscated at the stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The AFC, which organises the quadrennial Asian Cup, was investigating the Chen incident and declined to comment.<\/p>\n<p>World number 40 Taiwan will be the underdogs against defending champions China when they meet at Perth Rectangular Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>All semifinalists qualify directly for next year\u2019s Women\u2019s World Cup in Brazil. The four losing quarterfinalists battle for two more places in the playoffs on the Gold Coast next week.<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s previous opponent, North Korea, will be under the microscope when they meet \u2060Australia in Perth in the first quarterfinal on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The North Koreans refused to see \u2060out the first half during their 2-1 loss in Sydney on Monday after Wang Shuang scored for China in added time.<\/p>\n<p>The goal was initially disallowed for offside, but a VAR review overturned the decision, leaving North Korea incensed.<\/p>\n<p>Their coach Ri Song Ho was given a yellow card \u2060for sideline protests by his team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf that kind of situation happens again in tomorrow\u2019s match, we will follow the referee\u2019s, the match official\u2019s decision, and respect it,\u201d Ri said \u2060through an interpreter on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Favourites and twice champions Japan head into their \u2060quarterfinal against the Philippines, ranked 41 in the world, having scored 17 goals without reply in their group matches against Taiwan, India and Vietnam.<\/p>\n<p>The Philippines, meanwhile, lost their first two matches but sneaked into the last eight as one of the two best third-placed teams after a 2-0 win \u200cover Iran.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know that the girls have done so much, and they deserve this opportunity again to go to another World Cup,\u201d said the Philippines\u2019 Australian coach, Mark Torcaso.<\/p>\n<p>Undefeated South Korea should prove too strong for world number \u200c49 \u200cUzbekistan in the other quarterfinal at Sydney\u2019s Stadium Australia on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Uzbekistan reached the knockout phase for the first time with a 4-0 win over Bangladesh after shipping six goals in defeats to China and North Korea<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taiwan face China in a tense quarterfinal of the Women\u2019s Asian Cup, where political tensions will be at the fore. 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