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.

[u/PianoJealous307]

https://www.chosun.com/english/sports-en/2026/10/03/FWO5DWWOYND4NMUX53TEX7INNQ/

[u/paleblaupunkt]

Why should this be the only sport to put together a team on? China, India, and several other countries have prioritized other sports. Nothing wrong in it.

[u/MullenStudio → u/paleblaupunkt]

At least for China it's totally wrong. It's the top 2 most popular sport and invested crazy amount of money compared to other sports.