China braced for acid test
By Shi Futian | China Daily | Updated: 2019-01-22 07:54
It had been 5,283 days since China last won a knockout game at an international tournament.
The wait ended in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday as Marcello Lippi's squad eked out a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Thailand to reach the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup.
The nervy manner of the triumph, though, does not bode well for Thursday's last-eight meeting with a formidable Iran side in Abu Dhabi.
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