Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda

From The Far Post by ESPN AU/NZ

March 23, 2026 · 1h 13m · Season 6 · Episode 328

About this episode

The episode discusses the Matildas' loss to Japan in the Women's Asian Cup final, analyzing missed opportunities and tournament performance.

ESPN's The Far Post is breaking down the Matildas' 1-0 loss to Japan in the Women's Asian Cup final. Join Anna Harrington, Sam Lewis, Marissa Lordanic, and Angela Christian-Wilkes as we chat about the heartbreaking nature of the loss, all the missed chances, and the subs. We also zoom out to chat about Australia's wider tournament, look back at some pre-tournament predictions, and more. We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which this podcast was recorded and produced on: the Gadigal people of the Eora nation, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation, and the Ngunnawal people. Follow The Far Post on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠espn.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the ESPN App. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Anna Harrington, Sam Lewis, Marissa Lordanic, Angela Christian-Wilkes

Topics covered

Matildas
Women's Asian Cup
soccer analysis
tournament predictions
game breakdown

Keywords

Matildas
Women's Asian Cup
soccer
Japan
loss
tournament analysis
predictions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ESPN

Places: Australia, Gadigal people of the Eora nation, Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation, Ngunnawal people