Monday, 15th February 2010

China have bested Asian powerhouses Japan and South Korea in the East Asian Championship. Although widely regarded as inferior in terms of football quality, in comparison to the 2002 World Cup hosts, China remained unbeaten in the four-nation round robin tournament.

"I think victory in this championship is a chance that Chinese football will change," said China head coach Gao Hongbo in FIFA.com. "China are still behind Japan and Korea [as they] have better leagues and are organised better," he said. "I learned a lot during the tournament, and I think our national team and the youth team can beat them some day. I hope this victory will ignite those people who are working for football," said Gao.

China finished the tournament with seven points, with South Korea in second with six, followed by Japan with four and Hong-Kong with zero.

 

 

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