Chinese women win again in Olympic qualifying tournament

China's Zhang Linyan (centre) dribbles the ball past several players during the women's Olympic football tournament qualifier match between China and Taiwan at Campbelltown Stadium in Sydney on Monday (Feb 10). China won 5-0. - AFP

SYDNEY: The Chinese women's soccer team has won back-to-back games in the Olympic qualifying tournament after spending almost two weeks quarantined in an Australian hotel because of concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.

China scored five first-half goals in a 5-0 win over Taiwan on Monday (Feb 10) to follow up on a 6-1 win over Thailand last Friday in the Asian zonal qualifier for the Tokyo Olympics. China will next face Australia on Thursday in a game likely to decide top spot in Group B. The top two teams in the group will advance to home-and-away playoffs against the top two teams from Group A for two places at the Olympics.