{"id":10948,"date":"2026-10-24T09:26:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T22:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theasiangame.net\/?post_type=tag_episode&p=10948"},"modified":"2026-10-24T09:26:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T22:56:43","slug":"is-asia-ready-for-the-womens-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"tag_episode","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiangame.net\/ro\/audio\/is-asia-ready-for-the-womens-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Asia ready for the Women\u2019s World Cup?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Less than a year out from the 2027 FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup, how ready are Asia\u2019s leading nations to compete on the global stage?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gina Bagnulo and Anirudh Nair return with From Dreams to Goals<\/em> to assess the state of women\u2019s football across Asia as preparations for Brazil accelerate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They discuss Japan and Australia\u2019s credentials against elite opposition, the remarkable progress of DPR Korea at youth level, the Philippines\u2019 preparation in South America, and the long road still facing Uzbekistan and Chinese Taipei as they chase World Cup history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s also discussion of Indonesia\u2019s newly relaunched women\u2019s league and what growing investment and opportunity across the continent could mean for the future of the Asian game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can Asia\u2019s best challenge the world in Brazil – and which nations still have the most work to do?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Less than a year out from the 2027 FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup, Gina Bagnulo and Anirudh…<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":9260,"template":"","tag_episode_show":[532],"class_list":["post-10948","tag_episode","type-tag_episode","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nIs Asia ready for the Women\u2019s World Cup? - The Asian Game<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theasiangame.net\/ro\/audio\/is-asia-ready-for-the-womens-world-cup\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"ro_RO\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Is Asia ready for the Women\u2019s World Cup? - The Asian Game\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Less than a year out from the 2027 FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup, Gina Bagnulo and Anirudh...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.theasiangame.net\/ro\/audio\/is-asia-ready-for-the-womens-world-cup\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Asian Game\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheAsianGamePodcast\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-23T22:56:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.theasiangame.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/FDTG-POD-TILE.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@TheAsianGame\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.theasiangame.net\\\/audio\\\/is-asia-ready-for-the-womens-world-cup\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.theasiangame.net\\\/audio\\\/is-asia-ready-for-the-womens-world-cup\\\/\",\"name\":\"Is Asia ready for the Women\u2019s World Cup? 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