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A soccer quarterfinal showdown between U.S.A and China is a must see! We've compiled a roster for both soccer teams as well as added the Chinese names of all players!
This Friday, the Chinese women’s soccer team will take on the U.S team, a showdown that is 16 years in the making.
(Did you know? The Chinese people have actually been credited for inventing an early form of soccer over 2000 years ago, during the Han Dynasty.)
The Chinese have not had a great relationship with the sport, especially when it comes to the men’s team. China’s football association has been shrouded in scandals of bribery and corruption. A rigorous measure of housecleaning in 2009 resulted in a number of soccer figures being penalized with fines or jail time. Skill itself is another issue: the men’s soccer team has only qualified once since 1930.
The Chinese women’s team (known as the "Steel Roses"), on the other hand, have had a much better track record. They have yet to take a championship title, but they’ve made it to the elimination rounds 5 times in the last 6 World Cups.
The No.16 team is fighting an uphill battle in this match against the No.2 U.S team. ESPN Stats predict that the Chinese only have a 12% chance of winning over the U.S soccer team. The last time these two teams met was 16 years ago, at the 1999 FIFA World Cup final, where the U.S won by the slimmest margin possible (5 penalty kicks over 4.)
We've compiled a list of likely starters and rosters for both the China and U.S team! We've even found the Chinese names of all the U.S team members. Check it out below!
Note: In sporting events, only the surname of foreign names is translated into Chinese because foreign last names tend to be very lengthy. However Chinese players are usually referred to with their full names.
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