The Chinese men's soccer team went down 0-3 to South Korea in the first round of the East Asian Cup. Photo courtesy of
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July 22 (Reporter Fu Huan Yu) July 20, the first round of the East Asian Cup soccer tournament, China to U23 players as the main men's football team and South Korea, the results of 0-3 defeat. Before the game, "do not understand the football radio" launched a "soccer countries" series of programs. In this episode, Song Qingyun, a reporter from Sports Weekly and an expert on South Korean soccer, reveals to Chinese fans a little-known side of South Korean soccer, an old East Asian rival.
Looking back on September 1, 2018, South Korea won the gold medal in men's football at the Asian Games in Jakarta, Son (middle) celebrated the victory with his teammates. Photo from Xinhua.
In this episode, Song Qingyun uses his personal experience to analyze the historical lineage, current situation and future outlook of Chinese and South Korean soccer over the past 30 years, discussing the topics that Chinese fans have been talking about - South Korea's performance in the World Cup, the politics of soccer behind the East Asian Cup, the development of South Korean players and coaches in China, Koreaphobia, the comparison between the Chinese Super League and the K-League, stars such as Sun Xingyu who have established themselves in European leagues, and the lessons that our men's football team can learn from the experiences of China. The comparison between the Chinese Super League and the K-League, stars such as Son who have gained a foothold in the European leagues, and the experiences and lessons that China's men's soccer team can learn from.
On July 20, Chinese men's soccer player Fang Hao (center) breaks through during the first round of the East Asian Cup. Photo from Xinhua.
On July 24 at 18:20, Chinese men's soccer team will face Japan in the second round of the East Asian Cup. Meanwhile, China's women's soccer team will compete with South Korea's women's soccer team at 18:00 on July 23rd.
