BEIJING: China coach Vladimir Petrovic has axed seven players from his squad in the wake of a 4-0 thrashing at the hands of German Bundesliga side SV Hamburg over the weekend.
The dramatic cleanout comes three weeks before China play Iraq in their first qualifier for the 2010 World Cup and includes regular defenders Du Wei and Zhang Yaokun.
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