Blue Tigresses valiantly bow out of AFC Women’s Asian Cup after Chinese Taipei defeat.

Pictures BS News Agency/AIFF. 

India 1 (Manisha Kalyan 39’)       Chinese Taipei 3 (Su Yu-hsuan 12’, Hsu Yi-yun 45+8’ p, Chen Yu-ting 77’).

Sanchita Chatterjee, BS News Agency, Sydney, Australia: India bowed out of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026 after suffering a 1-3 defeat against Chinese Taipei in their last Group C match at the Western Sydney Stadium in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. Chinese Taipei led 2-1 at half-time.

Pictures by BS News Agency. Mulan took an early lead through Su Yu-hsuan (12’), before Manisha Kalyan (39’) drew India level. However, Chinese Taipei took the lead once again in the first half through Hsu Yi-yun (45+8’), before Chen Yu-ting (77’) extended their lead in the second half.

India head coach Amelia Valverde made two changes to her starting XI, bringing in Shilky Devi Hemam and Nirmala Devi Phanjoubam for the match, needing a victory and scoring at least two goals to stand a chance to qualify for the knockout rounds.

The Blue Tigresses began with intent, and a Manisha corner almost put them in the lead in the second minute. Soumya Guguloth had her header saved from the corner before Pyari Xaxa pounced on the rebound, causing confusion in the Chinese Taipei defence, before it was cleared. 

India. Panthoi Chanu Elangbam (GK) (Shreya Hooda 83’), Sweety Devi Ngangbam (C) (Juli Kishan 83’), Shilky Devi Hemam (Lynda Kom Serto 63’), Sangita Basfore, Soumya Guguloth (Rimpa Haldar 46'), Sanju Yadav (Kaviya Pakkirisamy 83’), Pyari Xaxa, Nirmala Devi Phanjoubam, Martina Thokchom, Manisha Kalyan, Sanfida Nongrum.