Australia faces Japan in Women's Asian Cup final

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Japan rallies to beat Australia 4-3 behind Masataka Yoshida home run; Taiwan tops South Korea
TOKYO — Defending champion Japan rallied from 1-0 down to beat Australia 4-3 on Sunday behind a seventh-inning, two-run homer with two out by Masataka Yoshida in the World Baseball Classic.

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Japan beats South Korea 4-1 to set up Women’s Asian Cup final against Australia
Australia and Japan meet in the final of an internationally charged Women's Asian Cup
Japan continue to look unstoppable as they set up Asian Cup finale with Matildas
And lo, did the march of Japan roll on, logging a 4-1 win to defeat South Korea at Stadium Australia and book a place in Saturday's AFC Women's Asian Cup final against Australia.

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The ex-Australia youth international perfectly timed her run to the edge of the box and leaped to drive a left-foot volley into the net off the crossbar after Jael-Marie Guy's long, high cross from th...

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