"A big twist! World Cup dreams are broken." China didn't work... Claims of 'Australian cheating player' → FIFA refute "PO hopes have gone up in smoke."
"A big twist! World Cup dreams are broken." China didn't work... Claims of 'Australian cheating player' → FIFA refute "PO hopes have gone up in smoke."
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The last hope of Chinese soccer has collapsed. The forced claim that Australia played an illegal player has been rejected.
"Despite Australia's controversy over cheating players, the Chinese national team's advance to the 2026 World Cup playoff is expected to be difficult," China's 'Sohoo Dotcom' reported on the 4th (Korea Standard Time).
The Chinese national team was completely defeated by Australia 0-2 in the eighth Group C match of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup at Hangzhou Sports Park Stadium in Hangzhou, China on the 25th. Veteran goalkeeper Wang Daray shook his head as he made a fatal mistake of letting the rolling ball flow through his legs.
As a result, China lost three games in a row and failed to escape from the bottom. The team had two wins and six losses to maintain the six-point level. The team shares the same point with Bahrain, which is ranking fifth, but has -13 goals, which is lagging far behind Bahrain (-8 goals) in goal difference.
In the end, China's chance to advance to the World Cup finals has completely disappeared. If China fails to advance to the World Cup finals like this, it will fail to advance to the finals for six consecutive times. China has never advanced to the finals since the 2002 World Cup Korea-Japan. However, there are still mathematical cases for those ranking third and fourth to advance to the fourth qualifying round, which is a PO competition.
After the match against Australia, a surprise captain came out in the Chinese soccer community. Since Australia violated the rules, the match should be considered China's 3-0 forfeiture victory. Sohu reported at the time, "A big twist! Australia violated the rules. If the Chinese national soccer team succeeds in appealing, it will win 3-0 forfeiture and move from the bottom to the top four."
Center back Cameron Burgess (Ipswich Town) who was born in 1995 was accused of violating rules. Chinese journalist Shaoneu Sports claimed that it could be a problem because Burgess once played in the Scotland national team by age in October 2013. Suspicions also emerged that Burgess did not submit an application to change his nationality to the Australian national team.
If Burgess truly becomes a problem, China's loss to Australia will turn into a 3-0 victory and jump to fourth place instantly. This is China's last hope.
In China, there were rumors that the Chinese national team should file an appeal with FIFA as soon as possible. "Many fans suggested that the Chinese national team should gather information as soon as possible and submit an appeal to FIFA for confirmation," Sohu said. "In fact, there are similar cases. In the past, the Equatorial Guinea Football Association and related players have been punished by FIFA." 바카라사이트
However, Chinese fans' wishes did not come true. "A big twist! My dream to forfeit a match against Australia is broken! FIFA has officially announced that Burgess already made a call with his nationality in 2014. There have been reports in Australia as well. Violations of the rules are nothing but rumors," Sohu said.
The media also said, "The Chinese national team is still at the bottom, but we expected an external miracle. However, it proved that the procedure was legal by disclosing Burgess's 2014 FIFA registration record," adding, "As a result, Australia denied playing an illegal player. This means that the Chinese national team lost its chance to win again, and their hopes of entering the PO were dashed again."
Meanwhile, questions are raised over the leadership of Coach Branko Ivankovic, who will lead the Chinese national team. "China failed to take advantage of its home advantage against Australia. It lost with some 70,000 fans cheering for the Chinese team. The Chinese team is definitely inferior to the Chinese team," Sohu said in a cold diagnosis.
Afterwards, media outlets said, "Some media question Ivankovic's tactics. He pointed out that he has deteriorated his team's skills by sticking to the outdated Diamond midfield." If Ivankovic does not make changes, the national team could face a difficult situation in the upcoming game," he said.