In the first 1/4 final of the U20 Asian Cup that ended on February 22, Beijing time, the Chinese national youth team was killed in stoppage time in the end, losing 0-1 to Saudi Arabia, and after stopping in the top 8, they also missed the World Youth Championship this summer. This year's talented national youth guys still haven't been able to break the 20-year curse.

After the game, the national youth boys shed tears of regret. Wang Yudong, who has repeatedly created threats and created good opportunities in this game, shook his hand to vent, and his face was full of unwillingness. And Liu Chengyu, who missed a penalty and wasted a good opportunity, blamed himself and cried, and his teammates comforted him. This scene is distressing to watch.

In this competition, under the coaching of coach Djurdjevic, the national youth team played quite well in the group stage. With a record of two wins and one loss, they qualified as the second place in the group, scoring 8 goals and conceding 5 goals. Liu Chengyu, Wang Yudong, Kuai Jiwen, Yi Mulan and other core players have played well.

However, in the 1/4 finals, perhaps because of too much pressure and hope, the national youth players played a little abnormally. Although many good chances were created in the game, they were wasted one by one, and Liu Chengyu even wasted a penalty worth thousands of dollars. In the end, the national youth was killed in stoppage time.

As a result, the Chinese national youth failed to return to the World Youth Championships after 20 years. The last time the Chinese national youth team was able to enter the World Youth Championships was back in 2005, when Feng Xiaoting, Zhu Ting, Chen Tao, Hao Junmin, Gao Lin and other players were born, and the national youth team won three consecutive victories in the group stage and ranked first in the group, and lost to Germany 2-3 in the knockout round, which also left a generation of fans with good memories that are still fresh in their minds.

However, who would have thought that the next trip of the national youth to the World Youth Championships will be 20 years. Since then, the Chinese national youth has participated in the Asian Youth Championship 10 times, failed to qualify for 1 qualifier, stopped in the group stage 3 times, and stopped in the quarterfinals (top 8) 6 times. Recently, it has stopped in the top 8 for the second consecutive time, and Chinese fans don't know how long they will have to wait before they can set foot on the World Youth Championships again.

Attached: China's results of the U20 Asian Cup in this century

2000 Third runner-up

2002 Quarterfinals

2004 Runner-up

2006 Quarterfinals

2008 Quarterfinals

2010 Quarterfinals

In 2012, they finished bottom of the group and did not qualify

2014 Quarterfinals

In 2016, he finished bottom of the group and did not qualify

2018 3rd place in the group did not qualify

2020 Did not participate in the finals

2003 Quarterfinals

2025 Quarterfinals