China Soccer Team
The China national football
team have been perennial contenders for the Asian Cup, most
recently finishing second in 2004. The side failed to score
a goal in their maiden World Cup appearance in Korea/Japan
2002.
As football is widely followed in the People's
Republic of China, any triumph by the national team is considered
to be a source of national pride. Around 300 million people
tuned in to broadcasts of China's World Cup 2002 matches,
and there were possibly even more viewers for the Asian Cup
2004 finals.
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