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The Philippines and North Korea qualify for women's World Cup after Asian Cup wins

Angela Beard ‌and Jaclyn Sawicki both netted ‌just after half-time to seal a 2-0 victory ‌over Uzbekistan at the Robina ⁠Stadium ‌on the Gold Coast and ​book the Philippines a ticket to their second ​straight World Cup.

Later on Thursday at the same venue, ⁠Hong ​Song-Ok bagged a hat-trick while Kim Kyong-yong also scored as North Korea thrashed three-times ‌Asian Cup champions Taiwan 4-0 to set themselves up for a first World Cup appearance since 2011.

Uzbekistan and Taiwan can still qualify for the World Cup despite their losses, with ‌both teams moving into ​the inter-confederation play-offs for ‌the quadrennial tournament.

Japan take on hosts Australia in the women's Asian Cup final at Sydney's Stadium Australia ⁠on Saturday.

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