China win Olympic women's football qualifier despite coronavirus challenge
Published on: Saturday, February 08, 2020
By: AP
China’s Li Ying celebrates scoring during the match against Thailand.
SYDNEY: The Chinese women’s under-23 soccer team put a difficult two weeks behind them by beating Thailand 6-1 on Friday in an Asian qualifying match for the Tokyo Olympics.The Chinese side had only arrived in Sydney on Thursday after being quarantined in their Brisbane hotel for almost two weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak in their homeland.
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The disease prompted officials to hastily reschedule all six pool games, which included matches against Australia and Taiwan.
Four Chinese players were also forced to remain at home, including their 2018 Asian Football Confederation player of the year, Wang Shuang.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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