On the evening of September 5, the Chinese men’s national football team suffered a 0-7 defeat against Japan in their first match of the World Cup Qualifiers’ 18-team stage. Fan Zhiyi, a renowned figure in Chinese football, shared his views on the game during a live broadcast after the match.
Fan Zhiyi said, “How should we correctly view the gap between the Chinese team and the Japanese team in this match? To put it plainly, Japan is now a world-class strong team. In what manner can the Chinese team compete with the Japanese team within those 90 minutes? To be frank, we don’t have that strength.”
“No matter what, this is just the first game of the 18-team stage, just the beginning. I also hope that this 7-0 loss will wake us up. It’s not about cursing a few words or venting, but about finding ways to solve the problems.”
Subsequently, Fan Zhiyi also wrote on his personal Weibo, “There is a gap in strength, and losing is acceptable, but losing like this is indeed hard for fans to accept. Considering the World Cup is too far away, it’s better to learn from this failure and then work steadily towards our goals. ”
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