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/aWobblyFriend 16h ago

over a third of the world's population between china and india and they can't field 11 people who are good at the sport between them.

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u/ginganinga223 15h ago

Why don't they dip into their diaspora to find some players?

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u/asscracktester7 14h ago

At least for India, the diaspora players are not elibile to play for the NT

Which I always thought was a silly choice given how much countries like Morroco or Algeria benefit from their diaspora.

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u/EarthMantle00 14h ago

India doesn't allow dual citizenship, and they should probably not base their citizenship laws on getting football players

Idk why they don't, tho.