{"id":8393,"date":"2026-02-25T12:09:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T01:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theasiangame.net\/?post_type=tag_episode&#038;p=8393"},"modified":"2026-08-26T12:11:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T02:41:25","slug":"what-will-the-womens-asian-cup-do-for-womens-football-in-asia","status":"publish","type":"tag_episode","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiangame.net\/ro\/audio\/what-will-the-womens-asian-cup-do-for-womens-football-in-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"What will the Women&#8217;s Asian Cup do for women&#8217;s football in Asia?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The AFC Women&#8217;s Asian Cup 2026 is only days away, and already it&#8217;s safe to say it will be the biggest and best tournament in its 51-year history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But how transformative will it be, both within Australia and across Asia more broadly?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;re joined by freelance journalist Samantha Lewis, and women&#8217;s football specialist Ann Odong, to discuss a number of important topics, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Growth of women&#8217;s football in the past decade and impact of 2023 FIFA Women&#8217;s World Cup;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">How Australia will elevate the status of this tournament;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">The legacy impact of this tournament on women&#8217;s football in Asia;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Where Asia sits in the global context; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">The powerful impact of nations like Bangladesh and Iran competing at this tournament.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We also give our predictions for who might be lifting the silverware come 21 March in Sydney.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The AFC Women&#8217;s Asian Cup 2026 is only days away, but how transformative will it be,&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":7176,"template":"","tag_episode_show":[527],"class_list":["post-8393","tag_episode","type-tag_episode","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What will the Women&#039;s Asian Cup do for women&#039;s football in Asia? 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