The performance of Korea and Japan advancing to the round of 16 side by side at the 2022 Qatar World Cup is ringing an alarm in the Chinese football world.



On the 9th local time, Bloomberg reported that the need for a complete overhaul of Chinese football has been raised due to Korea and Japan's advance to the round of 16 of the 2022 Qatar World Cup.



Bloomberg quoted an article titled "Only a complete reorganization can save Chinese football" in China Daily, saying, "Chinese football fans are frustrated by not being able to participate in the best sporting event."



The article said, "Even though Korea and Japan were eliminated in the round of 16, Japan's defeat of Germany and Spain in the group stage and Korea's victory over Portugal in extra time reminded Chinese soccer fans how big the gap between the two teams and the Chinese national team was. "It contains.



China Daily said, "Their victories did not come from luck, but from the amazing progress they made." "he said.



He pointed out that "China spent a large amount of money to naturalize foreign players in order to catch up with its neighbors and secure the right to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar, but they also assimilated into the Chinese national team and it was ineffective."



"While players from Korea and Japan are being praised for their World Cup matches, Chinese coaches and players are being investigated for corruption and cheating."



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In fact, Chinese people have a great interest in football, and this interest can be confirmed at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. 



Sponsors, stadiums, buses, facilities, etc. There was no place that did not go through the hands of China from the beginning to the end of the World Cup, to the extent that people say, 'Everything except the Chinese national team came'.



After the World Cup started in earnest, news related to the World Cup emerged as the main keyword on local SNS in China.



However, as the Chinese national team showed the appearance of not being able to play in practice, local Chinese fans responded, "I think we would be very happy if we played like our neighbors."



Accordingly, Bloomberg pointed out that one of the reasons for the sluggishness of Chinese football was that Xi Jinping ordered football development by mobilizing financial power in the early days of his power.



They quoted Cameron Wilson, founding editor of Wild East Football, saying, "In the past, China presented a specific timeline to dominate Asian football by 2030 and become the world's best by 2050." should step back and manage the footballers' game and give the Chinese Football Association real independence."



"It is an atmosphere in which children who have given up studying are encouraged to exercise," he said. "Without understanding and valuing sports, the impact that can be obtained with physical football infrastructure will be limited."