With the Chinese national soccer team losing 0-7 to Japan, Chinese fans are criticizing their national team. 안전놀이터
China lost to Japan in the first Group C match of the third Asian qualifying round for the North-China World Cup held at Saitama Stadium in Saitama Prefecture, Japan on the evening of the 5th, conceding as many as seven goals to Japan. It was so completely defeated that it failed to score a single goal and only had one shot.
Due to the devastating defeat, Chinese fans criticized their national team’s performance through various channels including Weibo. “Maybe even the Japanese players didn’t expect the Chinese team to be this bad,” a netizen said, expressing self-deprecating reactions. “The Japanese national team is using the Chinese national team as a Dragon Ball,” and “Let’s not call it a national team. They do not represent anything of the Chinese people regarding fairness, integrity and professionalism in soccer,” “High-intensity sports athletes run carefully like pregnant women,” and “Can’t we disband them?” were criticized.
Group C has strong Asian teams including Japan, Australia, and Saudi Arabia. China, which aimed to advance to the finals despite its tight schedule, got off to a shaky start by losing to Japan.
Japan dominated the match. Wataru Endo scored a header in the 12th minute of the first half. Mitoma scored a header in the extra time of the first half to widen the gap. Minamino scored multiple goals in the 7th and 13th minutes of the second half. Junya Ito scored in the 18th minute of the second half, Daizen Maeda and Takefusa Kubo scored in the 42nd minute of the second half to frustrate China.