As the World Cup grips North America this summer, China will again watch from the sidelines, while its fans cheer on unlikely amateur soccer stars — from delivery drivers to villagers — now playing in ...

With close to double the number of berths on offer for Asian teams in 2026, surely China—with its massive population, lavish football spending and a president long obsessed with the sport—could ...

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup will feature a record 48 teams, but China is nowhere to be seen among this year's participants. The expanded field of 48 teams for the 2026 FIFA World Cup opened the doors for ...

China’s men’s national team has remained firmly stuck in the lower echelons of international football, as evidenced by its current long-shot quest to reach the World Cup. Chinese fans wave slogans and ...

To receive the Vogue Business China Edit, sign up here. Less than a month before the opening of the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar, the subject of football is arousing intense interest in China and more ...

Idea raised by African nation's football association, with vice-president also sharing advice on how China's men's team can ...

Heroic effort by debutant African nation as they earn second draw in two matches becomes No 1 hot topic on Weibo for almost five hours.

China's miserable World Cup qualifying campaign has led to calls for the men’s football team to be disbanded and angry questions over why a country of 1.4 billion people could not find 11 players ...