Korea can, but why not China? "Soccer IQ is low," "Soccer pyramid is upside down," "Political influence is strong"... Can't even make it to the 48-nation World Cup
Korea can, but why not China? "Soccer IQ is low," "Soccer pyramid is upside down," "Political influence is strong"... Can't even make it to the 48-nation World Cup
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China will not be able to play in the World Cup finals, where 48 countries will participate.
China lost 0-1 to Indonesia in the ninth Group C match of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA U.S.-China World Cup at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia on the 5th. It was the first loss to Indonesia in 38 years.
China, which lost four consecutive rounds in the third qualifying round due to the loss, won two games, lost seven games and scored six points, staying at the bottom of Group C, confirming its elimination from the finals.
Korea is advancing to the finals for the 11th straight time. Why can't China, the same Asian country, do it? Recently, critics say that the country has been regressing.
China has never advanced to the World Cup since 2002, and has recently shown sluggish performance in World Cup qualifiers. Not only the A national team, but also the youth World Cup and youth Asian Cup have been eliminated from the group stage, showing difficulty on the Asian stage.
It is pointed out that this is because Chinese players are not able to display their skills due to foreign players, especially because they have not secured a striker position.
Problems in the training system, lack of leadership, and lack of 'football IQ' of players are being pointed out as the reasons for the decline in skills. "Chinese players lack 'soccer IQ' at important moments," a European soccer player who plays in China told the BBC anonymously. "It is hard to see the creativity and decision-making that one learns instinctively as a child in China." 안전놀이터
The BBC pointed out that "Chinese soccer is full of political figures." The way people who are not related to soccer monopolize decision-making is ruining soccer.