China's last World Cup Asian qualifier in 2016 saw them held to a scoreless draw by -Qatar despite a dominant performance on the pitch.
Under new coach Marcello Lippi Womens Nike Free Run 3.0 Flyknit Orange Red Cheap , China had two shots hitting the woodwork - a Wu Xi header in the 55th minute and a long shot from captain Zheng Zhi in the 85th minute - at the Tuodong Stadium in Kunming, capital of Southwest China's Yunnan Province.
China's hopes for the 2018 World Cup, already in jeopardy after a disappointing run led by domestic coach Gao Hongbo, got dimmer after the draw.
Currently China remain at the bottom of the six-team group in the Asian final round Mens Nike Free Run 3.0 Flyknit White Orange Sale , with a seven-point gap with -Uzbekistan, the third-placed team which will go to playoffs.
However, China's improvement was obvious after Lippi led an 11-day training camp in the city which has an altitude of 1,800 meters.
"I told my players I'm satisfied and proud with the performance; what we missed is just a little bit of luck," Lippi told the post-match news conference. "We played good football tonight.
"Before the match we knew it's difficult, and I know it's going to be much more difficult. But we will continue to work hard, as there is still a chance for us."
The World Cup-winning coach insists China's World Cup hopes are not over yet.
"We are on the right track … With more days to come, our team will get better and better, there's a lot to improve."
Man of the Match Jiang Zhipeng called the result a "pity."
"It's a game full of bad luck nike free rn sale ," the left fullback said. "We took control of the match but it's -really a pity we couldn't score."
But the Guangzhou R&F player emphasized Lippi brought a big improvement in the team.
"I think it's obvious what Lippi has brought to the team. We played with confidence. He always reminded everyone of us that we are excellent."
Playmaker Zhang Xizhe -noted China should improve their ability to score, saying it's a gap between China and other high-level teams in Asia.
Qatar coach Jorge Forssati said he considered grabbing one point against China is "important," but also noted his side didn't play at their best.
"We didn't have the best performance with the ball," the Uruguayan said. "China made high pressure [against us] nike free run 5.0 V4 sale , but we made it through our good defense.
"It's important to us, as -Qatar got zero points in the first three games.
"I'm serious, if china -continue to play like this, China still have a chance to qualify."
Four of Qatar's first-choice players were suspended for the match due to their "unsporting behavior" during Qatar's game against Iran in September nike free run 3.0 v5 sale , with three of them playing on the left side, from where Forssati said China really hit hard.
Other qualifier games in the group on Tuesday saw South Korea win 2-1 over Uzbekistan and Syria hold Iran to a 0-0 draw in neutral Malaysia.
China will host South Korea for the next qualifier in March next year.
China suffered a 3-2 defeat to the Koreans in their first meeting in September, the only match to date in the series in which China have scored.
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