Back to the drawing board

China Cup humbling should serve as stimulus for game's development

Team China's chastening China Cup experience has been a rude awakening for the domestic game.

The curtain closed on the tournament on Monday, with the host falling to a second defeat, 4-1 to the Czech Republic as Fan Xiaodong's fifth-minute opener was canceled out by second-half goals from Tomas Kalas, Patrik Schick, Michal Krmencik and Pavel Kaderabek at Guangxi Sports Center.