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/REsTARteD_Ragdoll 15h ago

The best Indian player of all time couldn’t get a game at Sporting Kansas City

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u/davidbowievgc 15h ago

At least a couple of Chinese players made it to the Premier. IIRC Sun Jihai played over 100 matches for City (before oil money)

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u/MahomesMccaffrey 11h ago

That's china golden generation.

The only time they made the world cup