Korean news reports on the
Chinese national football team
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Chinese national football team
The article "Rhapsody of the Football Association: 2023 among the top in Asia, the cheek is not even" has triggered a heated debate.
The article notes that the CFA's strategic planning in the past has taken center stage. Despite a series of defeats and a coaching change in 2022, the Chinese men's soccer team has not been able to escape the embarrassment of consecutive losses to Japan and Vietnam.
Facing Japan was acceptable, but the match against Vietnam was painful, as Vietnam surprisingly beat China 3-1 against the backdrop of a seven-game losing streak.
The Chinese men's soccer team has locked the door of the World Cup in advance, and the gap with the top level of Asia is still obvious.
Domestic media reviewed the future plan released by the CFA on Dec. 18, 2020, in which the men's soccer team aims to become Asia's top player by 2023, yet with just one year left and China's ranking of No. 9 in Asia, that goal seems out of reach.
