China, the worst China to win 10 games against Korea, is so funny that I'm going to die. The top prospect trio born in 2006 is over expectations

Jul 05, 2025

China has too much expectation for young prospects.

The South Korean national team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, will play the first leg of the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) against China at Yongin Mir Stadium on the 9th.

China's power is very unstable ahead of this tournament. He is suffering from the aftereffect of being eliminated from the third qualifying round for the 2026 World Cup in North Korea and the U.S. The existing head coach, Branko Ivankovic, was terminated, and Dejan Djurjevic, who was leading the under-20 national team, was in charge of the firefighter. Coach Djurjevic and the Chinese Football Association made many changes to the composition of the team as a stepping stone for a major generational change.

Even if there are no European factions, Korea's power is strong. He was called up as the best performers in the K-League. The objective power and recent trends alone show no points for China to outpace South Korea, but China is writing an oddly hopeful scenario.

Chinese media Wang Yi said 'Chinese players are second to South Korea in their desire to win, especially the fighting spirit of young players. Therefore, even with a score of 1-0, we can expect to produce an unexpected event against Korea, he said, predicting that China could block South Korea without losing a point and bring three points.

It wasn't just because the players had a strong desire for victory. China is paying a lot of attention to the generational change of the national team. A large number of veterans who were in their 30s or older will be left out, and energetic teenagers will be given the opportunity. China's best prospects, including Wang Wang-dong, Kwai Ji-won, and Liu Cheng-yu, who were born in 2006, are starting to make their name known in the Korean match.

Wang Yi said, `Notably, young prospects from the Chinese national team, including Liu Chen-yu, Kwai Ji-won, Wang Yu-dong, and Wu Miti Zhang, all joined the group, which is believed to be the main players in the recent two-day training. This suggests the possibility that they will be used as key players for the national team at the upcoming East Asian Cup,' he said, predicting that the newly selected young players will be the main players in the match against Korea.

The three genius prospects, Ryu Cheong-wi, Wang Wang Dong, and Kwai Ji-won, then performed very impressively at the U-20 Asian Cup held earlier this year, and the chemistry between them was quite excellent. There is a possibility that coach Jurjevic will continue to use the young offensive combination in the East Asian Cup. Many Chinese soccer fans expect the three recognized prospects to make a surprise performance,' he said, signaling how high expectations are for the three players in China.

However, just by looking at the recent history, China will recall 'Chinese nationality'. China is absolutely inferior to South Korea. We met 38 times and won only twice. Thirteen draws, 23 defeats. China's recent victory over Korea came in the final qualifying round for the 2017 World Cup. After winning in 2017, China met with South Korea six times, with one draw and five losses. They have lost all five of their last showdowns and have only suffered humiliating defeats that have not scored a single goal. This is why it is expected that the results will not be much different this time.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.