In the just-concluded second round of World Cup qualifying round of 12 matches, the
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The unfortunate team lost its second consecutive match to Japan by a score of 0-1. This marks the last 23 years that the Chinese men's soccer team has failed to beat Japan, and during that time, the national soccer team has ended its last 12 matches against Japan with five draws and seven losses.
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The history of meetings with Japan totals 36, with a record of 15 wins, 8 draws and 13 losses. However, in the past two decades, the national soccer team has rarely won. The last time the national soccer team beat Japan was back in 1998 in the Dinas Cup (the predecessor of the East Asian Cup), when the national soccer team beat Japan 2-0 thanks to two goals scored by senior midfielder Ri Bing. Since then, the national soccer team has failed to win 11 consecutive meetings with Japan. The list of players who started in that match included Jiang Jin,
Sun Jihai (1977-), Chinese footballer, played for Manchester City
The team is made up of well-known players such as Zhang Enhua, Fan Zhiyi, Xie Feng, Wu Chengying, Ma Mingyu and Li Bing.
However, since 1998, the national football team in 11 meetings with the Japanese team only achieved 5 draws and 6 losses. There were some memorable matches, such as the 2000 Asian Cup semifinals, the national football team defeated Japan 2-3; the 2004 Asian Cup final, the national football team played at home, but due to the opponent's handball breakthrough was ignored by the referee, and ultimately lost 1-3, not to be the Asian Championship.In the East Asian Cup in 2010, 2013, and 2015, China and Japan ended in a draw, and in the 2017 and 2019 East Asian Cup, China lost 1-2 in both.
In tonight's match, China was at a clear disadvantage against Japan. In the first half, the Chinese team only got one shot on goal, with only 22% possession. In a counterattack, China just launched an attack, but it was Junya Ito who used his individual ability to break through Stanley Wang, and then assisted Yuya Osako to score. In the second half, with the appearance of naturalized players Alan and Luo Guofu, China's attack improved, but still could not break the deadlock, and finally suffered another consecutive loss with a score of 0-1.
Below is the record of the Chinese and Japanese men's soccer teams that have played in the last 23 years:
1998 Dinas Cup: Japan 0-2 China
2000 Friendly: Japan 0-0 China
Asian Cup 2000: China 2-3 Japan
2003 East Asian Cup: Japan 2-0 China
2004 Asian Cup: China 1-3 Japan
2005 East Asian Cup: Japan 2-2 China
2008 East Asian Cup: China 0-1 Japan
2010 East Asian Cup: Japan 0-0 China
2013 East Asian Cup: Japan 3-3 China
2015 East Asian Cup: China 1-1 Japan
2017 East Asian Cup: Japan 2-1 China
East Asian Cup 2019: China 1-2 Japan
2021 World Qualifier: China 0-1 Japan
