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A soccer mystery: Why mighty China fails at the world's biggest sport

A soccer mystery: Why mighty China fails at the world's biggest sport

China will be out of World Cup qualifying if it fails to beat Indonesia on Thursday. Even a victory may only delay the departure. What's the problem? China has 1.4 billion people, the globe's second-largest economy and won 40 Olympic gold medals last year in Paris to tie the United States. Why can't it find 11 elite men's soccer players?

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