Japan's Kaoru Mitoma, left, celebrates his teams second goal during a World Cup and AFC Asian Qualifier between Japan and China at Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama, north of Tokyo, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024.- AP
TOKYO/BEIJING (CNA/Agencies): As if suffering a humiliating 7-0 loss to World Cup rivals Japan wasn’t enough, China’s national football team faced scorn and backlash online from Chinese football fans and media, who took to social media to mock the state of the sport in the country.
Thursday night’s match was the top trending topic on Sina Weibo as of Friday afternoon. The hashtag: “National team vs Japan 7-0” received 530 million views, with heated comments drawing tens of thousands of likes.
