More recently in Jiangsu province in the mainland, the boys from Brazil helped the Chinese eleven beat Guam, 7-0, in second-round Asian qualifications for Qatar 2022. Its rivals are among the more than 1.4 billion Chinese who evidently love badminton and table tennis more than the beautiful game of futbol. Last time they met, also in group play, the match ended in a deadlock, the first time in memory for the Philippines to not lose a football game to China. China would probably win against the Maldives (158), having beaten the latter in an earlier Group A encounter. But, the Syrians (80) still stand in the way and it is unlikelyfor the Chinese to pull an upset over their foes.

Source: Manila Times June 06, 2021 16:18 UTC