On September 10th, in the second round of the World Cup Qualifiers, China’s national team was defeated 1-2 by Saudi Arabia in a last-minute goal.
Media figure Wang Shenwei commented after the game: “Playing with 11 against 10 and still being overturned and losing in the final moments, it’s truly unexpected. From a 0-7 defeat to being defeated in the final moments, these consecutive blows to the national team will likely take some time to recover from. This reminds me of last summer when the Chinese men’s basketball team lost by 20 points to the Philippines at the home Asian Games right after their poor performance at the World Cup. Both head coaches were from the same country, and their substitutions were indeed perplexing.”
Note: Jojic comes from Serbia, while Ivankovic comes from Croatia; this is a confusion made by the media figure.
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