Is the World Cup without China a World Cup? Finally, Japan is surprised by the crazy and ridiculous claims

Aug 04, 2025

Is the World Cup without China a World Cup? Finally, Japan is surprised by the crazy and ridiculous claims
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A Chinese media outlet made absurd claims and was also interested in Japan.

On the 4th, the Japanese media Football Channel shed light on the absurd claims delivered by Chinese media Sohu. Sohu added 'FIFA has become as anxious as an ant. If you helped me like this and didn't make it to the stage, who can you blame? The 2026 World Cup expanded to 48 countries, and Asia was given several additional spots. Many thought the Chinese national team would advance smoothly, but in the end, the calculation was wrong. A World Cup without a Chinese national team, would that be the World Cup?He began to make absurd claims that a World Cup without China is not a World Cup.

The media reported that `Now, the elimination of the Chinese national team is a big loss for FIFA as well. As everyone knows, at every World Cup, China is the biggest sponsor. The World Cup Stadium is full of advertisements from Chinese companies. If the Chinese national team advances to the World Cup, it will generate hundreds of billions of euros in additional sponsors and add hundreds of millions of viewers. Given this, the FIFA president began to argue that he deserved to shed tears.
Is the World Cup without China a World Cup? Finally, Japan is surprised by the crazy and ridiculous claims
It's not wrong. Many analysts say that FIFA's significant expansion of the World Cup was aimed at the Chinese market. If you watch the World Cup in China, which has more than 1.4 billion people, the popularity of the World Cup will naturally increase, and as Sohu said, you can expect Chinese companies to invest. But we can't blame other countries for not being able to advance to the World Cup because China is not good at soccer.




Chinese columnist Huang Chang said, `What kind of World Cup is a World Cup without China?' This World Cup has lost its luster. It will be a really valuable World Cup only when China participates. Only then will more fans see it, and more Chinese sponsors will participate," he said, making an incomprehensible claim.
Is the World Cup without China a World Cup? Finally, Japan is surprised by the crazy and ridiculous claims
Sohu said, `If China wants to go to the World Cup, it may have to consider joining with other countries and moving toward a `joint state.' That's because you don't have to worry about advancing to the World Cup. Currently, South Korea, Japan, Australia, Uzbekistan, and Iran have already advanced to the World Cup finals in Asia. They proved by their skill. We can't help but be envious now,' he lamented.

In response to ridiculous claims from China, Football Channel analyzed that `Chinese media are self-helping in the long-term slump.'

It is China, which made a 'minority' in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 World Cup in North Korea and the U.S. Even if he had advanced to the fourth qualifying round, there was a little hope, but even he failed. In response, China is seeking a new head coach after replacing head coach Branko Ivankovic. However, as the appointment of a new head coach is difficult, the A-match in September is not expected to proceed.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.