Chinese overpower Philippine Malditas in World Cup eliminations

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Malditas suffered a 0-3 setback to powerhouse China Monday night in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup in Amman, Jordan to find themselves in a must-win situation going to the last game of the Fifa Women’s World Cup-qualifying Continental meet.

After opening the tournament with a massive 2-1 reversal over host Jordan, the Filipinas failed to drop the upset axe this time as the Chinese established order and picked up their second straight win in Group A to advance to the crossover semis and book the first ticket to the France worlds.