https://www.scmp.com/rss/522803/feed The latest news and top stories on Wang Yudong. A professional footballer, he plays as a left winger or striker for Chinese Super League club Zhejiang FC and the China national team. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Japan set up a final-day East Asian Football Championship title shoot-out with South Korea, after they beat China 2-0 in Seoul on Saturday. In a mirror image of the past two editions, in 2019 and 2022, Hong Kong will fight the Chinese to avoid the ignominy of claiming the tournament’s wooden spoon. And while hopes have been high of a first Hong Kong victory in 40 years, China were more organised, aggressive and ambitious against Japan than in their 3-0 loss to the Koreans five days earlier. Six... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3317996/east-asian-championship-china-lose-japan-face-hong-kong-wooden-spoon-fight?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3317996/east-asian-championship-china-lose-japan-face-hong-kong-wooden-spoon-fight?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Jul 2025 12:28:04 +0000