Results: In the 2002 World Cup, China had "three defeats in three games", failed to qualify in the group, and finally ranked 31st (a total of 32 teams).

In the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, the Chinese team played in South Korea. The Chinese team lost to Costa Rica 0:2 in the first game, lost to Brazil 0:4 in the second game, and lost to Turkey 0:3 in the third game. As a result, it ranked 31st among 32 teams, and Saudi Arabia ranked 32nd. Because they lost 0:8 against Germany.

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China’s first trip to the World Cup:

Under the leadership of head coach Bora Milutinovic, the Chinese team has historically Entering the World Cup finals for the first time, the whole country rejoiced. Chinese fans do not have high hopes for the national team. Since they are in the same group as Brazil, Costa Rica and Turkey, the Chinese media hopes that China can at least score one goal in the World Cup.

In the first match against Costa Rica, Sun Jihai was injured and left the field shortly after the start. The Chinese team lost 0:2 and started their World Cup journey with a defeat. In the second match of the group stage against Brazil, the Kingdom of Football, the "Samba Legion" led by 3R taught the Chinese a good lesson and won with 4 goals. In the final match of the group, the Chinese team defeated the Turkish team 0:3, losing all three matches and being eliminated.

Before the start of this cup, the goal set by the national team was to "score one goal, accumulate one point, and win a game." At least one goal must be scored. However, after all the elites came out, the goal was Discover how big the world is. People at the time commented that "three battles, three sighs, nine goals and nine tragic songs" were a true portrayal of the fans' mood at that time.

Baidu Encyclopedia-2002 Korea-Japan World Cup