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how did the chinese national football team perform in the 12 world cup qualifiers? 1982 was the most regrettable, 2002 was the most unforgettable, and 2022 was the most helpless.

a new round of world cup qualifiers is about to start, and the chinese team will face the japanese team away. for the world cup after the expansion, the 8.5 asian quotas seem to give the chinese national football team hope of qualifying. but unfortunately, the chinese national football team had bad luck in the draw for the top 18. the opponents in the same group include not only top asian teams such as japan and australia, but also the naturalized indonesian team, which can be regarded as the second team of the netherlands. it can be said that every game is very difficult to play.

including this world cup qualifier, this is the 13th time that the chinese team has entered the world cup. so how did the chinese team perform in the previous 12 world cup qualifiers, and what was the final result? let's review it together!

1958: first battle

the first time the chinese team appeared on the world cup qualifiers was in 1957. the team's opponent was indonesia, and the two teams fought for two rounds. after falling behind 0-2 away from home, the chinese national football team successfully defeated the opponent 4-3 in the second round. according to the rules at the time, the chinese national football team and indonesia played a play-off match on a neutral field. the two sides drew 0-0, and china bid farewell to its first world cup qualifier with a goal difference disadvantage.

1982: one step away from the world cup

the second time the chinese team appeared in the world cup qualifiers was in 1982. the world cup held in spain coincided with a major expansion, with the number of participating teams increased to 24. teams from asia and oceania received a total of 2 places. at that time, the chinese men's football team had a number of strong players including zuo shusheng and rong zhixing, and everyone had great confidence in impacting the world cup.

at that time, the chinese national football team was divided into group a of the fourth group. in the end, the chinese team defeated macau and japan respectively, and won two consecutive victories. after that, it entered the knockout stage. the chinese team defeated hong kong in a penalty shootout and successfully defeated north korea in the final.

in the final round, only four teams remained: china, saudi arabia, kuwait and new zealand. the chinese team had a record of 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. since there were no rules for ranking such as goal difference at that time, the chinese team played a play-off with new zealand, which also had 7 points. in the end, the chinese national team lost to their opponents 1-2, and was only one step away from the world cup finals.

1986: an upset loss in the first round

in the 1986 world cup in mexico, asia won two places, and a total of 27 teams competed in the qualifiers. in the first round of the qualifying competition, the chinese men's football team was placed in a very weak group, but unexpectedly, the chinese men's football team, which was thought to be able to easily qualify, unexpectedly lost to hong kong, china 1-2 and failed to advance to the next round of the preliminaries.

in the end, in the battle for the east asian zone quota, south korea defeated japan 3-1 in two rounds and qualified for the world cup.

1990: a good start followed by a decline, a loss of momentum

in the 1990 world cup in italy, asia still got two places. in the first stage, the chinese team was placed in group 5. its opponents thailand and bangladesh were relatively weak. in the end, the chinese team won 5 games and lost 1, and advanced to the next round as the first place.

in the final top six competition, the chinese team started very well, defeating saudi arabia and north korea in succession, and took the lead in qualifying. but unexpectedly, in the next game, the chinese team's state suddenly dropped. in the match against the uae, they lost two goals in the 87th and 88th minutes before the end of the game, and the opponent staged a black three minutes to achieve a reversal. after that, the chinese team lost to south korea. in the most crucial game, the chinese team lost 1-2 to qatar and missed the chance to advance.

in the end, the two teams that got the world cup spots that year were south korea and the united arab emirates.

1994: one round tour

in the 1994 world cup in the united states, a total of 29 asian teams participated in the qualifying round. the chinese team was assigned to group a. in the end, the chinese team had a record of 6 wins and 2 losses, and lost to iraq by 1 point, ranking second in the group and failing to advance to the next round.

the two teams that finally got tickets to the world cup were saudi arabia and south korea.

1998: reached the top ten, third in the group

the 1998 world cup in france was once again expanded, with 32 participating teams. the number of asian teams was also increased to 3.5. in the first round of qualifiers, the chinese team was placed in group 8, which was relatively weak in overall strength. china entered the top 10 competition with an unbeaten record of 5 wins and 1 tie.

in the top ten, the chinese team was surrounded by west asian teams. facing a strong opponent like iran, the chinese team suffered a crushing defeat in both rounds. in the end, the chinese team got a record of 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, ranking third in the group and failed to get a chance to advance.

2002: dream finally realized

in the 2002 korea-japan world cup, the two strong rivals, south korea and japan, both got tickets directly, which made the competition in the asian region relatively weak. the chinese team was divided into group 9 this time and advanced to the top ten with a record of 6 wins. among the top ten this time, the chinese national football team's signings are pretty good, and the overall strength of group b is not particularly strong.

this time, the chinese national football team did not let the opportunity slip away, and eventually won first place in the group and successfully entered the final round of the world cup.

2006: goal difference disadvantage, missed the second round

due to the outstanding performance in the world cup, the quota for asia has reached 4.5. the chinese team was divided into the fourth group, and the strongest opponent in the same group was kuwait. both teams finally got a record of 5 wins and 1 loss, and the goal difference of the two teams was exactly the same. however, kuwait scored one more goal than the chinese national team, and finally eliminated the chinese national team with the advantage of goals, and successfully advanced to the final 8 battle.

in the subsequent 2010 and 2014 world cup qualifiers, the chinese team failed to qualify in the first stage and failed to enter the top ten. in the 2018 world cup qualifiers, although the chinese team failed to qualify, they were able to defeat a strong opponent like south korea, which gave fans a little psychological comfort.

the 2022 world cup qualifiers were undoubtedly the most infuriating and disappointing. at that time, the chinese national football team successfully introduced several naturalized players with good strength. under the leadership of coach lippi, the chinese national football team achieved very good results.

but after the top 12 competition, the chinese national football team was greatly shaken. lippi angrily announced his resignation at the press conference, and then li tie began to take over the national football team. he directly gave up the use of naturalized players and accepted bribes to allow several incompetent chinese super league players to enter the national team. in the end, the chinese team suffered a crushing defeat as expected, and only won one game in the entire top 12 competition.

now that the chinese national football team continues its journey, whether it can break out of the group of death, let us wait and see!