China at the FIFA World Cup explained

China first entered World Cup qualification in 1957 in an attempt to qualify for the 1958 FIFA World Cup and has made its first appearance in 2002. Despite a respectable performance against Costa Rica, they lost all of their games without scoring a goal with a goal difference of 0-9.^{[1] [2] [3]}

FIFA World Cup squads and matches

FIFA World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent	Wins	Draws	Losses	Total	Goals scored	Goals conceded
	0	0	1	1	0	4
	0	0	1	1	0	2
	0	0	1	1	0	3

2002 South Korea/Japan

See main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup Group C.

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Record players

Eight players were fielded in all three of China PR's World Cup matches in 2002.

Rank	Player	Matches
1	Hao Haidong	3
Jiang Jin	3
Li Tie	3
Li Weifeng	3
Li Xiaopeng	3
Qu Bo	3
Wu Chengying	3
Xu Yunlong	3

See also

• Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup
• China at the AFC Asian Cup

External links

• FIFA Official Ranking of all Participants at Finals 1930–2002. FIFA Match Results for all Stages 1930–2002
• FIFA official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: China's road to the finals. April 2, 2002. news.bbc.co.uk.
2. Web site: China marks 20 years since reaching only World Cup as wait set to go on. October 7, 2021. South China Morning Post.
3. Web site: CHINA FACTS & FIGURES 2002 - china.org.cn. www.china.org.cn.