World Cup elimination China's most bizarre team in history lost 20 years of self-diagnosis..., I can't even pass the basics

Apr 07, 2025

World Cup elimination China's most bizarre team in history lost 20 years of self-diagnosis..., I can't even pass the basics
◇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



World Cup elimination China's most bizarre team in history lost 20 years of self-diagnosis..., I can't even pass the basics
Kenichi Uemura, the Japanese national team coach who failed to prevent China's elimination. SNS
Criticism in China is pouring out against the Chinese national team, which has failed to advance to the U-17 World Cup for 20 consecutive years.

The Chinese U-17 team, led by Japanese coach Kenichi Uemura, lost consecutive games to Saudi Arabia (1-2 loss) and Uzbekistan (1-2 loss) in the first and second Group A matches of the 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia.

China, which was preparing for Game 3 against Thailand on the 9th, was confirmed to be eliminated early as the second match between Saudi Arabia and Thailand ended with a 3-1 victory by Saudi Arabia. Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia, ranked first in the group, won two consecutive World Cup finals, winning tickets to a total of eight teams ranked first and second in each group, while third-place China and fourth-place Thailand, which lost two consecutive games, suffered elimination.




As a result, China failed to advance to the finals for the 20th consecutive year after participating in the 2005 Peruvian Games and making a surprise quarterfinal. FIFA has doubled the number of participating countries from 24 to 48 from the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar in November. The Asian allocation tickets also increased from four to eight, but the tickets were not in China's hands.

China also failed to advance to the U-20 World Cup in February as it was eliminated from the quarterfinals at the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup. The last time he played in the U-20 World Cup was 20 years ago. The senior national team has also not made the World Cup finals for more than 20 years since the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup. It's 'Lost 20 years'.

World Cup elimination China's most bizarre team in history lost 20 years of self-diagnosis..., I can't even pass the basics
Huang Jianxiang, a famous Chinese sports commentator, wrote an op-ed about the under-17 team's sluggishness, according to the Chinese portal 'Sohu Dotcom'. He said "There is a shortage of people with technically unique abilities. Few people can move effectively on the field.




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'

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."

It was also pointed out that there was a sharp decline in physical strength from 15 to 25 minutes in the second half. China led the game against Uzbekistan with a first goal from Zhang Chenglu in the 33rd minute, but after giving Kasanov an equalizer in the 1st minute of the first half, they dedicated the come-from-behind winning goal to Aliyev in the 41st minute of the second half.




World Cup elimination China's most bizarre team in history lost 20 years of self-diagnosis..., I can't even pass the basics
World Cup elimination China's most bizarre team in history lost 20 years of self-diagnosis..., I can't even pass the basics
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.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.