Summary
They beat the host country China by one goal.
Winning means they will play at the next Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Key Points
4 points1
Gold medal at the Asian Games 2026.
2
First win since 1982, after 44 years.
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Score was 1‑0 against China.
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Team now qualified for the 2028 Olympic Games.
New Words to Learn
8 wordshistoric
very important and remembered for a long time
continental
relating to a whole continent, like Asia
determination
strong will to keep trying
inspiring
makes others want to try hard too
magnificent
very wonderful and impressive
reverse‑hit
a special way of hitting the ball backward
defence
players who try to stop the other team from scoring
qualification
earning a place to take part in a competition
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