The West Ham United star produced a consistent campaign with her finishing helping power Japan to a third title following their 1-0 win against Australia in the final on Saturday.
"Being the champion was the main goal so I'm just enjoying that. I'm happy that I could contribute to the team by scoring the goals, but I could only do so because the team also helped me a lot. .....
✨ 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗥 ✨
— #WAC2026 (@afcasiancup) March 21, 2026
𝘿𝙖𝙯𝙯𝙡𝙚𝙧. 𝙋𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧. 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙧.
🇯🇵 Riko Ueki catapults Japan towards the title with 6️⃣ goals! #WAC2026 | #WACFinal | #JPNvAUS pic.twitter.com/Y1VXwzl2pA
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