中 Soccer 'Great Shock' FIFA Ranking 99th → Thailand 'overpassed for the first time ever'…"The association is always complaining, and it's going to be out of the top 100"
中 Soccer 'Great Shock' FIFA Ranking 99th → Thailand 'overpassed for the first time ever'…"The association is always complaining, and it's going to be out of the top 100"
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Is Chinese football really beyond redemption.
China, which failed to advance to the World Cup finals for six consecutive times due to a shock loss to Indonesia, is in a big shock as it is expected to rank the lowest in the FIFA rankings in 10 years and fall behind Thailand for the first time in history.
"There is no lowest level in Chinese soccer. There is only a lower level," Chinese sports media Chedan Zubao (Titanzhou Bao) reported on the 9th (Korea Standard Time). "Chinese soccer will suffer a historical disgrace as even its FIFA ranking is overtaken by Thailand for the first time."
China lost 0-1 against Indonesia in the 9th away game of Group C of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup at Gelora Bungcarno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, on the 5th by conceding a penalty goal at the end of the first half.
With the loss, China failed to advance to the World Cup finals for the sixth consecutive time, as it remained at the bottom of Group C with only two wins and seven losses and six points. Even if it catches Bahrain in the remaining matches, it will not be in the top four that can advance to the fourth qualifying round.
The last time China participated in the World Cup was the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, when South Korea and Japan were excluded from the preliminary round as host countries.
The worst performance of failing to advance to the World Cup finals for six consecutive times led to more grim news amid criticism against the Chinese national soccer team. It will be overtaken by Thailand for the first time in the FIFA rankings to be announced in July.
"The adverse effect of the defeat in Indonesia is beyond elimination from the World Cup. Based on the latest FIFA ranking points, China is being overtaken by Thailand for the first time," Chedan Zuvo said. "This is another shocking news following the upset of the Chinese Super League (CSL) by the Thai league in the AFC (AFC) league last month."
"If the fall of Chinese soccer continues, it will be pushed to the third seed (port 3) in the 2027 Asian Cup draw and face a tough situation where we cannot guarantee that it will even pass the group stage," the media said, adding, "A reporter said 20 years ago, 'There is no lowest ranking in Chinese soccer. There is only a lower place' has been proven once again."
According to the media, China announced the latest number of leagues in AFC member countries at the end of May. The Thai league ranked seventh in Asia and third in East Asia with 54.873 points. It is the first time in 20 years that China, which scored 54.682 points, has surpassed China since 2002 when the league coefficient was introduced.
As a result, Chinese soccer was directly hit by the decrease in qualification for the AFC Champions League elite in the 2026-2027 season in China and the increase in Thailand.
On top of that, the team continued to fall. The team lost 15.05 points in FIFA rankings due to its defeat in Indonesia, falling to 1235.9 points overall. As of Tuesday, China's FFIA ranking is expected to rank 99th, down from 94th, which was announced in early April. 바카라
Thailand, on the other hand, won a 2-0 friendly against India on the 4th, earning 4.03 points, beating China with a total score of 1238.34. It is the first time that Chinese soccer has lagged behind Thailand since 1992 when FIFA rankings were introduced.
In response, Chedanjubo said, "It's a situation where I don't know whether to laugh or cry," and pointed out, "Even when China suffered a historic 0-7 defeat by Japan and was in a three-game losing streak, the association was at ease across the river. I even missed a good opportunity, saying leisurely things like 'Isn't the manager's change too hasty decision?'"
"Chinese soccer has lost about 40 points over the past year. FIFA's ranking has been declining by 10 ranks, the lowest ever since FIFA changed its ranking point calculation method," he said. "It has been falling every year without ever entering the top 70 in the world except for a brief 68th place under Marcello Lippi in 2019. Now, it is on the verge of being pushed out of the top 100."