The fate of 1.4 billion Chinese continents decided tonight! to shout miracles at the crossroads of six consecutive World Cup eliminations

Jun 05, 2025

The fate of 1.4 billion Chinese continents decided tonight! to shout miracles at the crossroads of six consecutive World Cup eliminations
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The fate of 1.4 billion Chinese continents decided tonight! to shout miracles at the crossroads of six consecutive World Cup eliminations
XinHua Yonhap News
Should we continue our dream or say goodbye to the World Cup. The fate of Chinese football will be decided tonight.

The Chinese national soccer team will play the ninth away game of Group C against Indonesia in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup at Gelora Bungarno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, at 10:45 p.m. on the 5th (Korea time).

China has faced an absolutely desperate World Cup final setback. With only two wins (six losses) in the previous eight games, he is at the bottom of Group C with six points. I already missed the ticket to the finals, which is given to the first and second place in each group through the A-match day in March. While Japan (20 points), ranked first in Group C, was the first in the world to decide to go to the World Cup finals, Australia (13 points) ranked second in the world. China has four and three points difference from third-place Saudi Arabia (10 points) and fourth-place Indonesia (9 points), respectively, which are qualified for the fourth qualifying round. They have the same points as fifth-place Bahrain (6 points), but are five goals behind in the difference between goals.




For China, if it loses the match against Indonesia, it will fail to advance to the World Cup finals regardless of the final result of the third qualifying round. It's hard to draw. Ahead of the final match, the difference in gains and losses has already reached seven goals with a three-point gap with Indonesia. It's an insurmountable difference. In fact, the only number of cases in which China can lead the fourth qualifying round to the final round is the victory over Indonesia. If they beat Indonesia, they will play a home game against Bahrain on the 10th with a tie of points. Indonesia is on the road to Japan on the same day, so it can fight more advantageously.

The Chinese portal 'Sina.Com' does not mean that there is no miracle in the fact that it is difficult on the 5th. China's first win in the third qualifying round was at home against Indonesia. At that time, China lost 0-7 to Japan, 1-2 to Saudi Arabia, and 1-3 to Australia, losing three consecutive games. He highlighted the fact that he beat Indonesia 2-1 in this situation.

The fate of 1.4 billion Chinese continents decided tonight! to shout miracles at the crossroads of six consecutive World Cup eliminations
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It is the first time that head coach Branko Ivankovic will lead the team in Jakarta. However, he always overpowered Indonesia as a Chinese coach and Oman coach. For this reason, Ivankovic arrived at Sukarno-Hata International Airport and looked very confident,' he said, introducing Ivankovic's remarks.




Ivankovic said "Whether the opponent is Indonesia or Brazil, if he is not optimistic, is there a reason for me to coach?"The Chinese players are in very good condition. There is a problem that we don't have much time to prepare, but this is a problem that we have to solve."

Indonesian media are concerned about the reality of the Chinese national team, where major players such as Wu Lei have been injured one after another. In a local interview, 'Is China planning to send four attackers?A sharp question such as ' flew in. Coach Ivankovic said, `We can put in 10 strikers as well as four strikers. We are a team of 10 strikers. Forward together, reverse together," he joked in a jolly jock.

At the press conference for the game, " (about 70,000 people) I can guess what the atmosphere will be like at the home stadium in Indonesia. Many fans can put pressure on the field. But we are trying to turn this pressure into positive motivation. I am well aware of the difficulty of this game. "If I do my best and concentrate, I will not be swayed by negative factors."




China has yet to make the World Cup finals after participating in the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup finals due to the co-hosting influence of South Korea and Japan.From the North Korea-China World Cup, the number of countries advancing to the finals has increased from 32 to 48, but there is no place for China so far. Will China, with 1.4 billion people, ever use a miracle?



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.