East Asian Championship: China lose to Japan, face Hong Kong wooden spoon fight

Japan acceptable up a final-day East Asian Football Championship rubric shoot-out with South Korea, aft they bushed China 2-0 successful Seoul connected Saturday. In a reflector representation of the past 2 editions, successful 2019 and 2022, Hong Kong volition combat the Chinese to debar the ignominy of claiming the tournament’s woody spoon. And portion hopes person been precocious of a archetypal Hong Kong triumph successful 40 years, China were much organised, assertive and ambitious against Japan than successful their 3-0 nonaccomplishment to the Koreans 5 days earlier. Six...