It's the same as Guardiola. After eliminating WC, expectations for soccer collapsedThe director's excuse is that the weather isn't good

Jun 06, 2025

It's the same as Guardiola. After eliminating WC, expectations for soccer collapsedThe director's excuse is that the weather isn't good



It's the same as Guardiola. After eliminating WC, expectations for soccer collapsedThe director's excuse is that the weather isn't good
Chinese soccer fans couldn't hide their disappointment after failing to advance to the World Cup finals. Coach Branko Ivankovic was angered by his excuses.

China's Sohu reported on the 6th (Korea time) 'Ivankovic's remarks after his defeat sparked a heated debate'

China lost 0-1 in the ninth away match of Group C against Indonesia in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia on the 5th. It was a graduation exhibition. China, which had only one effective shot, did not have any strength against Indonesia, and the defeat left it at the bottom of Group C. As Saudi Arabia beat Bahrain to rank third (13 points), China's hopes of advancing to the World Cup have completely disappeared.




In the 45th minute of the first half, China committed a foul in the process of blocking Kambuaya, which penetrated recklessly into the box, and the referee declared a penalty after activating a VAR on-field review. Romeni scored the first goal in the opposite direction of the goalkeeper's body toward the right corner. China then lost after failing to overcome a one-goal gap.

This is the first World Cup in which the number of countries that qualify for the finals will increase from 32 to 48. However, China has failed to overcome even the Asian stage despite the increased number of tickets to the World Cup, continuing its humiliating history of failing to advance to the World Cup finals for six consecutive times since the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup.

It's the same as Guardiola. After eliminating WC, expectations for soccer collapsedThe director's excuse is that the weather isn't good
It's the same as Guardiola. After eliminating WC, expectations for soccer collapsedThe director's excuse is that the weather isn't good
Coach Ivankovic's remarks after the game were controversial. Coach Ivankovic congratulates Indonesia after the game "I knew before I came that the weather conditions for the away game were very bad. Nevertheless, I thank the players for their hard work," he said, leaving a comment that seemed like the weather was the problem.

When the remarks were reported, Chinese fans criticized them for "Don't lie,"The players are terrible, and the coach is worse than this,"It's really easy to make money,"The worst coach ever in China."

However, there were many fans who gave up. Some fans will be the same even with Guardiola despite Ivankovic's comments", "These results are natural", "I was lucky to go to the third round of qualifying."It was also evaluated as ".

China, which failed to advance to the fourth qualifying round, will have to wait again until the 2030 World Cup.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.