Ka-pi96 said:
Japan had won an Asian Cup though, and won another just before the tournament. It's not really an issue, I mean South Africa didn't do too great, and Qatar will no doubt get battered. But it's still worth mentioning when China have publicly stated they want to be one of the best teams in the world by 2050. So if they host a World Cup before then and get humiliated... it isn't going to look good. Makes sense that they'd want to develop their team some more so even in the likely event that they don't do great, they still won't be too bad. |
The USA were in an even worse position than China are now when they hosted. Many players didn't even belong to a club (they were considered US national team players full time!) and there was no professional league. But I can understand why China would have more pressure because they are spending millions for the development of football and the fans would not want to see them thumped at home. I do expect China to host a World Cup in the future.
