As expected, China's self-comfort and Saudi Uzbekistan's advance to the semifinals were given meaning because the match was bad

Apr 15, 2025

As expected, China's self-comfort and Saudi Uzbekistan's advance to the semifinals were given meaning because the match was bad
◇China's U-17 national soccer team is regretful after losing 1-2 to Uzbekistan in the second group match of the 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup on the 6th. China lost all two games and failed to advance to the World Cup finals. SNS



As expected, China's self-comfort and Saudi Uzbekistan's advance to the semifinals were given meaning because the match was bad
"It wasn't unfair to be eliminated from the group league."

Chinese media gave meaning to Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan, which belong to the same group, advancing to the semifinals together at the 2025 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-17 Asian Cup on the 14th. Pointing out China's lack of preparation, he stressed that the match was not good.

Chinese soccer media 'Shooting China' advanced to the semifinals of the U-17 Asian Cup on the 14th, with Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia defeating the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Japan, respectively. Saudi Arabia defeated the favorite Japan after a penalty shootout, and Uzbekistan beat the UAE 3-1,' he said from the results of the last quarterfinal match.




China's U-17 soccer team lost to Saudi Arabia and the UAE 1-2 in the group stage, respectively, and 'China suffered bad luck from the draw. In addition, the Chinese national team itself lacked preparation and had problems with its performance. In the end, the elimination from the group stage was not an unfair result.

As expected, China's self-comfort and Saudi Uzbekistan's advance to the semifinals were given meaning because the match was bad
China was in Group A with Saudi Arabia, the host country, Uzbekistan, and Southeast Asian powerhouse Thailand, which showed a particularly strong side at the youth level in the tournament, which involved 16 teams. China, which lost its first two games in a row, beat Thailand 2-0 in the final match, but remained in third place and failed to win a ticket to the quarterfinals given to the first and second-place teams in each group.

The U-17 Asian Cup also serves as the Asian qualifying round for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. From this tournament, the number of participating countries has increased from 24 to 48, allowing all teams that reach the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup to participate in the World Cup. China has failed to advance to the World Cup finals for the 20th consecutive year since its last participation in 2005 due to the failure of this tournament.




Huang Jianxiang, a famous Chinese sports commentator, said of the under-17 team's poor performance, `We lack athletes with exceptional technical abilities. The number of players who can move effectively on the field is small."

Huang Jianxiang "There is an overall lack of basic pass skills. The pass success rate in both games is significantly lower than that of the opponent. Looking closely, many players were not equipped with basic pass techniques, so they could not pass the ball accurately while facing each other. You can see that the way you practice is wrong, you don't practice in detail, you don't practice enough 'factual'

As expected, China's self-comfort and Saudi Uzbekistan's advance to the semifinals were given meaning because the match was bad
Kenichi Uemura, the Japanese national team coach who failed to prevent China's elimination. SNS
Another soccer expert, Mother Sing, said, `This is the first time Uemura has led his team to an international competition. The team had no idea how to deal with the tremendous pressure and requirements, or how to deal with situations that occur during the game."




The early elimination of the players also spread to the players. Some Chinese netizens responded that they did not understand that No. 10 Heavy Villa Nurhaji (Cheongdu Longcheng) did not sing along to the Chinese national volunteer army marching country for two consecutive games.

He was also angry at the fact that defender Bian Yu Lang (Shanghai Shanghai Sanggang) was jokingly smiling when the broadcast camera grabbed the Chinese bench. It is pointed out that he did not focus on the game.

Mothering commented that "the Chinese U-17 team is the most bizarre team in history" based on the fact that former coach Masaki Nakamura was suddenly fired for not having AFC managerial qualification, Uemura did not play enough practice games, captain Zhang Hongfu did not play, and above all, he recorded six consecutive losses including this tournament.

Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia, which won the quarterfinals, will face South Korea, which defeated Tajikistan after a penalty shootout on the 15th, in the semifinals on the 17th. Uzbekistan will face North Korea on the same day. If South Korea and North Korea win side by side, the South-North final will take place on the 20th.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.