Chinese Football Forgetting 'Fair Play Spirit', Fans Even Invade and Laser Attacks...And then, in the home room against Japan, "Great Disgrace"
Chinese Football Forgetting 'Fair Play Spirit', Fans Even Invade and Laser Attacks...And then, in the home room against Japan, "Great Disgrace"
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Chinese soccer has forgotten the spirit of fair play. The Chinese soccer team was disgraced at its home turf, lagging behind Japan in terms of results and manners.
China lost 1-3 at home to Japan in the sixth round of the Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup at the Xiamen Igret Stadium in Xiamen, China, at 9 p.m. on the 19th (Korea time). The defeat stopped China's two-game winning streak and put a red light on its way to the World Cup finals.
China started off rough from the start of the game to recover from its 0-7 defeat against Japan. It pressured the Japanese players while actively attempting tackles. However, the tackle was too deep, hitting the Japanese players on the knees and legs rather than the ball, creating a dangerous situation. In the first half alone, China received eight fouls and two yellow cards.
Chinese fans were also consistent with non-manner play while Chinese players were frowned upon due to rough fouls. Tens of thousands of Chinese fans immediately booed when the Japanese national anthem was played before the start of the game. During the game, he interrupted the Japanese players by firing lasers. Eventually, the game was temporarily suspended in the 34th minute of the first half due to the intrusion of the crowd.
However, Japan didn't care despite the unilateral home turf. Koki Ogawa scored the first goal with his head from a corner kick in the 39th minute of the first half, and Ko Itakura also scored from a corner kick in the 5th minute of the first half. Lin Liang-min was given a run in the 3rd minute of the second half, but Ogawa scored a run in the 8th minute of the second half to correct the flow. Japan added a win against China without additional goals.
The game itself was also one-sided. Japan increased the market share to 68 percent, deftly playing the game, and threatened the Chinese goal by making 11 attempts to shoot. China recorded five shots on goal. In contrast, China had only eight shots on goal, and only three shots on goal. The team had difficulties in unraveling the game as its pass success rate was less than 70 percent.
The loss further reduced China's chances of advancing to the World Cup finals. As Indonesia defeated Saudi Arabia on the same day, China's team plunged to the 5th place in Group C. The score point (6) is the same as that of Indonesia and Saudi Arabia, but the goal difference of -10 has hindered China. China should seek a reversal in the remaining matches, but it will not be easy in terms of its capacity. 토토사이트
Meanwhile, Japan, which has China, has crossed the nine-point ridge to the World Cup finals. If the team wins the upcoming home match against Bahrain, it will be able to advance to the World Cup regardless of the remaining matches. The showdown between Japan and Bahrain will take place in March next year.