{"id":36959,"date":"2026-09-10T13:20:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T13:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebangladeshtoday.com\/?p=36959"},"modified":"2026-09-10T13:20:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T13:20:24","slug":"bangladesh-womens-hockey-team-go-down-2-0-to-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebangladeshtoday.com\/?p=36959","title":{"rendered":"Bangladesh women\u2019s hockey team go down 2-0 to Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DHAKA:  Bangladesh's U-20 women's hockey team were eliminated from the semifinal race of the ongoing U-20 Women\u2019s Junior Asia Cup Hockey after suffering a 2-0 goal defeat to strong Japan in a highly competitive quarterfinal held today (Thursday) in Moqi, China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bangladesh advanced to the knockout stage as unbeaten champions of the Challenger Pool and entered the quarterfinal with confidence. The red-and-green brigade fought hard against Japan but failed to find the net.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bangladesh's campaign in the tournament, however, is not over yet. They will play their final classification match on Saturday (Sept 12) either with Malaysia or South Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A victory in the classification match will see Bangladesh finish fifth in the tournament, while a defeat will leave them sixth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the quarterfinal setback, head coach Arif Ali remains hopeful of keeping Bangladesh's World Cup dream alive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DHAKA: Bangladesh's U-20 women's hockey team were eliminated from the semifinal race of the ongoing U-20 Women\u2019s Junior Asia Cup Hockey after suffering a 2-0 goal defeat to strong Japan in a highly competitive quarterfinal held today (Thursday) in Moqi, China. 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