Copa Verde · Midfielder · #0 · Brazil · 32 yrs
China is a midfielder. China is a Brazilian international, 32 years old, midfielder. China was born in Brazil on 1993-08-17. China is 176 cm tall. China's Sportra profile tracks season statistics across Copa Verde, Copa Do Brasil, Brasiliense, Serie D. China's page brings together career clubs, trophies, injury history, multi-competition stats, and related news headlines. On Sportra you can explore China season statistics, transfer history, trophies, injury updates, and related news across every competition tracked in the profile.
Midfielder · #0
On this edition of Access Asia, we find out why anger is brewing in South Korea after the country's national team was eliminated from the World Cup. We also ask our Sports Editor why China hasn't managed to make it to football's top tier despite massive investment. Plus, Japan's prime minister heads to India as both countries seek to strengthen ties.
With the tournament a month away, there are still no agreements done with the two Asian giants to ensure fans there can watch all 104 gamesWhen Fifa expanded the World Cup from 32 to 48 teams, it was in the hope that countries such as India and China, with their 2.7 billion residents, would qualify rather than countries such as Cape Verde and Curaçao, whose combined population of about 700,000 barely equals a district of a megacity such as Mumbai or Shanghai. What the governing body did not account for was that, with the 2026 tournament a month away, there would be no broadcasting deals done with the two Asian giants to ensure fans there can watch the 104 games.A few months ago, Fifa was said to be offering this World Cup, and the next, to New Delhi and Beijing for respective sums of $100m (£73m) and between $250m and $300m. There have been no deals struck despite the asking price falling steadily. Continue reading...
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