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 ...

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. This week, as the FIFA World Cup heats up in North America, we explore the state of ...

For soccer fans like Miko Zhang, China’s failure to qualify for this year’s FIFA World Cup is almost beside the point.

In April, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited a company that makes humanoid robots. There he floated an idea to fix the country's woeful men's soccer team. “Can we have robots join the team?” Xi was ...

Hindmarsh Stadium hosts an intriguing Group D match in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup on Tuesday in Adelaide. Group D is wrapping up its run with two games on Tuesday, and the high-profile clash pits ...

Plus, what Japan and South Korea did right.

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In April, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited a company that makes humanoid robots. There he floated an idea to fix the ...