With Yu Genwei's goal, the Chinese men's soccer team defeated Oman 1-0 and advanced to the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup two rounds ahead of schedule. This was the first and only time in the history of the national soccer team to reach the World Cup finals.
Four years and four years again, when the curtain rises on the World Cup in Qatar, the Chinese team is once again a spectator at the World Cup.
When the soccer feast is once again displayed in front of us, let us revisit the Chinese men's soccer team that walked into the World Cup hall.
Find the World Cup, watch 2022 and dream of 2002.
Mass Net - Poster News reporter Zheng Hao Jinan report
If a person wants to become a leader in a certain field, his talent, strength and will are indispensable. In the history of Chinese soccer, there is such an international player. From the superstar of Chinese soccer to the Chinese flag in overseas matches, his difficult career has created a new Chinese soccer legend.
One against four is a classic.
The year 2002 was a pivotal point in Sun Jihai's career. Sun Jihai played as the national soccer right winger in the World Cup. Unfortunately, in the 20th minute of the first group stage match against Costa Rica, Sun Jihai was seriously injured by the opponent and had to regret ending his World Cup journey.
In the match against Costa Rica, Sun Jihai was badly shanked by the opponent
In the same year, Sun Jihai left Dalian Shide for England and joined the Manchester City Blue Moon team, which belonged to the second tier of the English league at that time. Without much pressure and dazzling halo, Sun Jihai gradually stood firm with his own talent.
He set the record for the most brilliant Premier League appearances by a Chinese player, with 123 appearances and 3 goals, which made Sun Jihai the first Chinese player to score a goal in the Premier League. The classic one-goal rescue photo is still talked about.On October 23, 2015, Sun Jihai was officially inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame, becoming the first Chinese player in the series. After playing in England for 31 years, Sun Jihai returned to the Chinese Super League. Witnessing the high level of professionalism in the English Premier League from a young major force in the domestic league, and then returning home to witness the influx of foreign aid, capital injections and changes to the new Chinese Super League, whichever experience, is an important chapter in Sun Jihai's unique soccer life.
Poor ground for super in earth tanks
With Chinese soccer missing the World Cup one after another, Sun Jihai has also repeatedly pointed out the problems of Chinese soccer.
"Look, this is a Chinese professional player playing field, it's ridiculous!" In September 2016, the Beijingers, for whom Sun Jihai plays, lost to Guizhou Hengfeng in the Central League, but a video of Sun's poor pitch taken on the pitch quickly went viral compared to the result of the match.
As a professional soccer player, Sun Jihai knows that it is not easy for players to play soccer. But he never thought that after so many years of professionalization of Chinese soccer, he did not understand. The "battlefield" is still so awkward.
Sun Jihai started a sports company after retiring in 2016. "As long as we are not controlled, we will stick to our thoughts and feelings." Despite his identity having shifted from soccer player to entrepreneur, Sun Jihai still has that strength of integrity visible in him.
In 2017, Sun resigned from all of his positions in the company and was instructed to form and prepare the 97th National Olympic Team.
Fortunately, a few years ago the reporter interviewed Sun Jihai, when "Sun guidance" in the Luneng base to "u20 years old elite training camp 20 age group" class of players talked about the young players and their own "old guy! "At the same time, Sun Jihai apparently hesitant.
"These kids have very few opportunities at the club, and in layman's terms, they are not very good at playing soccer, but this phenomenon is not something that I and these kids can decide on our own." Sun Jihai said at the time.
