Aleksandar Jankovic looks set to pay the price for China’s worst Asian Cup in history, but the problems afflicting Chinese soccer run far deeper than the coach.
China had hoped to sneak past the group stage in Qatar as one of the four best third-place teams, but Syria’s win over India snuffed out that remote chance and Jankovic’s men were gone at the first hurdle.
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