We want to go to the World Cup, too. 1.4 billion Chinese continents are in tears, shocking elimination of the preliminary round, worst performance → Coach is on the verge of being replaced

Jun 06, 2025

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Chinese soccer is in disrepair again.

China lost 0-1 to Indonesia in the ninth Group C match of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia on the 5th (Korea time). China, which had only one effective shot in the must-win game, failed to advance to the fourth round of the World Cup Asia qualifying round regardless of the 10th game and was eliminated.

China has not been able to do well against Indonesia. China played based on a tactic that it would not lose a point in the first half, but the plan was ruined just before the end of the first half. Yang Zhou Xiang gave up a penalty for a ridiculous foul and allowed Indonesia to lose a point.

China had to rebound in the second half, but no offensive work was done at all. It was defeated without exceeding Indonesia, which has become stronger due to its naturalization policy.

After the game, the Chinese players shed tears. China's Dong Chudi said 'China's national team failed to advance to the fourth round of World Cup qualifiers and said goodbye to the 2026 World Cup in North and Central America. After the game, the Chinese national team players could not hide their sadness and shed tears. It was also the first loss in 68 years for the Chinese national team to lose to Indonesia in an away match.

Chinese players must have had different expectations for their first time in 24 years to advance to the World Cup finals. As the size of the World Cup has increased, the number of tickets to the World Cup finals allocated to Asia has increased to 8.5. Even if China is not an Asian soccer powerhouse, it would have thought that it had enough skills to challenge in Chapter 8.5.

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It was actually difficult to secure a World Cup ticket in the third Asian qualifying round. They had to compete after dividing into three groups in the third qualifying round, but it was practically difficult for China to be in the top two of the group regardless of which group they were in. After finishing in the top four of the group in the third qualifying round to advance to the fourth qualifying round, bringing a World Cup ticket in the fourth qualifying round was the most ideal scenario China could draw.

However, China failed to advance to the fourth qualifying round. In other words, the worst-case scenario went. One game left, but even if China said it would produce any results, it became impossible to advance to the fourth qualifying round. Public opinion is also angry in China.

Change is expected. Coach Branco Ivankovic's position as head coach was in jeopardy even ahead of the match against Indonesia. This is because hopes of advancing to the World Cup continued to decline as it fell to the bottom of the group. The match against Indonesia was an important match that could determine Ivankovic's future, but China lost in a slump. From China's point of view, there is no reason to trust Ivankovic more.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.