Four years ago in the AFC U-19 Championship quarterfinal, China’s U-19 squad lost 4-2 to Qatar after both Wei Shihao and Zhou Yuchen were shown red cards. That defeat ended their hopes of qualifying for the 2015 U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. In that match, Zhang Yuning, returning from injury, started but wasn’t at his best—missing a key one-on-one opportunity before being subbed off in the 30th minute. Reflecting on that match and the current tournament, Zhang expressed deep frustration. “Honestly, those two fouls by He Chao didn’t even add up to a yellow card,” he said. “Then in […]