China
China is a national team from Asia (AFC).
China have played at the World Cup 1 time (first in 2002, most recently in 2002). Best result: group stage (2002). Record at the finals: 3 matches, 0 wins, 0 draws, 3 defeats, goals 0–9.
The squad pool on this page lists 25 players, built from recent competitive line-ups. Most appearances in that window: Shangyuan Wang (15); most goals: Wu Lei (5).
Coach in the latest data: Branko Ivanković.
- Champions
- 0
- World Cups played
- 1
- Confederation
- AFC
Every World Cup appearance
| Edition | Result |
|---|---|
| World Cup 2002 | Group stage |
Squad
| Player | Pos | Apps | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalei Wang | GK | 13 | 1,182 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Junling Yan | GK | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Shenglong Jiang | DEF | 13 | 999 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Chenjie Zhu | DEF | 11 | 989 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Tyias Browning | DEF | 11 | 867 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Zexiang Yang | DEF | 8 | 668 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Yang Liu | DEF | 8 | 595 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Zhunyi Gao | DEF | 5 | 365 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Hetao Hu | DEF | 5 | 348 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Linpeng Zhang | DEF | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Yongjing Cao | DEF | 5 | 222 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Shangyuan Wang | MID | 15 | 977 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Shihao Wei | MID | 12 | 686 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Wenneng Xie | MID | 10 | 653 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Lei Li | MID | 9 | 615 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Yuanyi Li | MID | 9 | 575 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Fernandinho | MID | 7 | 537 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Haoyang Xu | MID | 9 | 535 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Pengfei Xie | MID | 4 | 200 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Serginho | MID | 3 | 194 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Yuning Zhang | FWD | 15 | 898 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Baihelamu Abuduwaili | FWD | 9 | 569 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Wu Lei | FWD | 7 | 498 | 5 | 1 | — |
| Liangming Lin | FWD | 8 | 343 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Wang Yudong | FWD | 3 | 204 | 1 | 0 | — |
Latest starting line-up
Formation: — · Coach: Branko Ivanković · 6 October 2026 · Tajikistan 0–1
| # | Player | Pos | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Liu Dianzuo | GK | 6.9 |
| 21 | Y. Li | DEF | 6.7 |
| 2 | Browning Tyias | DEF | 6.9 |
| 4 | Gao Zhunyi | DEF | 7.0 |
| 7 | Xie Wenneng | MID | 6.7 |
| 13 | Huang Shenghao | MID | 6.2 |
| 6 | Wang Shangyuan | MID | 6.6 |
| 19 | Liu Yang | MID | 6.3 |
| 17 | Abdusalam Bunyamin | FWD | 6.3 |
| 10 | Wei Shihao | FWD | 5.9 |
| 9 | Wang Ziming | FWD | 7.0 |
Legends and former regulars
| Player | Caps | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Gao Lin | 114 | 2005–2019 |
| Li Weifeng | 112 | 1998–2011 |
| Zheng Zhi | 111 | 2002–2019 |
| Fan Zhiyi | 108 | 1992–2002 |
| Hao Haidong | 106 | 1992–2004 |
Match reports on this site
| Date | Match | Competition | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 June 2002 | Türkiye 3–0 China | World Cup 2002 | Group stage · Group C |
| 8 June 2002 | Brazil 4–0 China | World Cup 2002 | Group stage · Group C |
| 4 June 2002 | China 0–2 Costa Rica | World Cup 2002 | Group stage · Group C |