HISTORY looms for the Philippine women's national football team. On Thursday night (Philippine time), the Philippines moved to within a victory away from 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification after scoring a 6-0 conquest over Indonesia in the AFC Women's Asian Cup at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune, India. The victory in itself was historic as the Philippines reached the tournament's quarterfinal round for the first time. Malea Cesar capped the scoring with a goal at the fourth minute of the added time. The Philippines takes on Group A second seed Taiwan in the quarterfinals on January 30 with a slot for the World Cup at stake.

Source: Manila Times January 28, 2022 22:15 UTC