In the same group as Brazil, Turkey and Costa Rica, they lost all three games in the last group match, conceding 0 goals and 9 goals. In the end, it ranked 3 1 in that year's World Cup, only leading Saudi Arabia with a goal difference of 1.
In 2002, China was divided into Group C with Brazil, Costa Rica and Turkey. Maybe it's because of the excitement of entering the World Cup for the first time, or maybe it's because China underestimated the strength of his opponents in the same group.
Before the World Cup in Korea and Japan, China put forward the slogan "One goal, one point, one win". However, contrary to expectations, we still saw the gap with the world's top football teams in the World Cup.
China in the 2002 World Cup;
Goalkeepers: Jiangjin No.22, Chuliang Ou No.23, Angie 1.
Defenders: No.5 Fan Zhiyi, No.2 Zhang, 14 Li Weifeng, No.4 Wu, 17 Dewey, No.7 Sun Jihai, No.3 Yang Pu, No.2/kloc-0 Xu Yunlong.
Midcourt: No.9 Ma Mingyu, No.8 Li Tie, 19 Qi Hong,1/Yu Genwei, No.6 Shao Jiayi, 18 Li, 16 Qu Bo, 13 Gao Yao,/kloc-3.
Forward: 12 Su, No.20.