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China is engulfed in anger toward coach Branco Ivankovic.
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's Sina Sports said on the 6th 'It is unfortunate that Ivankovic, the current coach of the Chinese national team, scored an average of 0.67 goals per game in the third qualifying round of the World Cup. This is lower than former coach Lee Tie, who is currently in prison. Lee's average score in the final qualifying round for the World Cup was 0.83, pointing to Ivankovic's inability.
Ivankovic has three wins, two draws and eight losses in 13 games so far. In the important third qualifying round of the World Cup, he achieved a disastrous result of two wins and seven losses in nine games. While scoring six goals in nine games, he gave up 20 goals. In particular, the 0-7 disaster suffered by Japan was the worst game in the history of China's national team, with the most points difference.
With Ivankovic's replacement likely soon, how bad public opinion toward Ivankovic is can be seen just by the fact that his name is mentioned in China. Coach Li Tie is a Chinese soccer legend who has advanced from the Chinese league to Everton in the Premier League with his skills. He also led the Chinese national team for two years from 2019.
However, it is now the worst legend that cannot be easily mentioned in Chinese soccer. He was arrested after being fired from his position as Chinese coach. This is because he took bribes to become a coach of the national team, and after becoming a coach of the national team, he received money to select players. In addition, he was put on trial on various charges.
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After all, in December last year, Li Tie was sentenced to 20 years in prison for numerous crimes, including bribery, bribery, collective bribery, bribery of non-state officials, and bribery of non-state officials. China's best legend crashed in an instant.
Coach Ivankovic's performance is so serious that he is mentioned again. Sina Sports said, `Lee Tie has led the Chinese national team in 10 games and reached a 50% winning rate with five wins, two draws and three losses. He scored 24 goals and lost 12 goals. In the highly competitive World Cup qualifying round, he played six games and scored seven goals and 11 runs with one win, two draws and three losses.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
