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Chinese soccer fans are claiming another forfeit. However, it seems unlikely that it will be recognized.
China's Sohu said on the 11th (Korea time) 'The Chinese national soccer team is still able to advance to the World Cup. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) can identify it as a violation of regulations, it reported.
Sohu said 'The Chinese national team is still hoping to advance to the 2026 World Cup finals in North Korea and the U.S. The controversy is related to the Indonesian national team. According to Chinese journalist Wang Minghao, Indonesia, which ranked fourth in Group C, is being investigated by the AFC on charges of hiring fraudulent players. 'If Indonesia is confirmed to be a fraudulent player, China may play in the fourth qualifying round, so they can maintain their hopes for the World Cup finals.'"
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China won 1-0 in the 10th Group C match of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup against Bahrain at Longxing Football Stadium in Chongqing on the 10th. However, despite the victory, China's advance to the World Cup finals was thwarted by finishing fifth in Group C. The North Korea-China World Cup is the first World Cup in which the number of participating countries will increase from 32 to 48, but China once again failed to reach the World Cup finals and did not benefit from the increase in participating countries.
However, with this claim, some Chinese fans continue to hope again. It was argued that if fourth-place Indonesia was confiscated and lost due to the use of fraudulent players and was pushed out of fourth place, China could once again continue its journey to the World Cup finals through the fourth qualifying round.
The Indonesian player in question is Marton Paz. Pas, who has played in the Dutch national team by age, was naturalized in Indonesia under Shin Tae-yong in 2024 and will be able to play as a player for the Indonesian national team. It has been confirmed that he can play as a player for the Indonesian national team with permission from FIFA. However, some Chinese communities have claimed that Pas is an irregular player, and talk of Indonesia's forfeiture loss has begun to emerge. However, since Pas is a naturalized player who has already been approved by FIFA, there is virtually no possibility of a forfeited loss.
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It is not the first time that Chinese soccer fans have made such claims. In March, he claimed Australia's forfeiture. At the time, Chinese media claimed that Australia's Cameron Burgess played in the match against China, and that Burgess played for the Scottish national team and did not submit a transfer application to the Australian Football Association. However, Burgess only played in Scotland's age-specific national team, not the senior national team, so there was no official problem at all. In addition, he has already played several games as a member of the Australian national team and has not raised a problem.
Chinese fans' vain expectations to continue their World Cup hopes are leading to a flurry of life. However, it is unlikely that the result of the forfeiture defeat that Chinese fans expect will be achieved.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
