SYDNEY ¨C Japan coach Nils Nielsen insists host?Australia will be ¡°massive favorites¡± in Saturday¡¯s Women¡¯s Asian Cup final, but his team¡¯s near-flawless progress to the title match suggests otherwise.
The two-time champion?has nailed 28 goals in its?five games so far and conceded just one, against South Korea in its dominant 4-1 semifinal win in Sydney on Wednesday.
It set up a repeat of the 2014 and 2018 finals, where Japan triumphed 1-0 on both occasions.
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