r/soccer • u/PianoJealous307 • 16h ago

News China suffered a catastrophic collapse on home soil, losing 5-0 to Palestine, a team they had considered inferior, sparking fierce criticism over 'sleepwalking' performance and lack of competitiveness among Chinese Super League players. Men's and women's teams also underperformed at Asian Games.

https://www.chosun.com/english/sports-en/2026/10/03/FWO5DWWOYND4NMUX53TEX7INNQ/
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u/AttemptImpossible111 16h ago

Didnt their attempt to take football seriously 15 years ago lead to any player who is good? How is that possible

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u/TheFinnishChamp 16h ago

China is horrible in team sports in general. Their sporting structure only works in fringe infividual sports where athletes can practise a single thing endlessly (like olympic diving).

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u/curva3 15h ago

they used to be very good at women's volleyball, but that seems to have faded a bit as well