China_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup

China at the FIFA World Cup

China at the FIFA World Cup

Participation of China's national football team in the FIFA World Cup

For the women's team, see China at the FIFA Women's World Cup.

China first entered World Cup qualification in 1957 in an attempt to qualify for the 1958 FIFA World Cup and has made its first appearance in 2002. Despite a respectable performance against Costa Rica, they lost all of their games without scoring a goal with a goal difference of 0-9.[1][2][3]

Overall record

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FIFA World Cup squads and matches

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2002 South Korea/Japan

Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup Group C
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Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
More information 0–2, Costa Rica ...
Attendance: 27,217
More information Brazil, 4–0 ...
Attendance: 36,750
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
More information Turkey, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 43,605

Squads

Record players

Eight players were fielded in all three of China PR's World Cup matches in 2002.

More information Rank, Player ...

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "China's road to the finals". April 2, 2002 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  2. [2]
    "China marks 20 years since reaching only World Cup as wait set to go on". South China Morning Post. October 7, 2021.
  3. [3]
    "CHINA FACTS & FIGURES 2002 - china.org.cn". www.china.org.cn.
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