China at the FIFA World Cup - wikipedia China at the FIFA World Cup The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men 's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association ( FIFA ), the sport 's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II. This article is about the People 's Republic of China national football team 's recent record at the FIFA World Cup. Contents 1 History 2 Records 2.1 Record by opponent 3 China at South Korea / Japan 2002 3.1 Group C 4 Record players 5 References 6 External links History The China national team was founded in 1924 and joined FIFA in 1931 -- 1958, and then from 1979. China first entered World Cup qualification in 1957 in an attempt to qualify for the 1958 FIFA World Cup. China failed to score a goal in their maiden World Cup appearance in 2002. However, qualifying for the tournament has been considered the greatest accomplishment in China 's football history. As football is widely followed in China, triumph by the national team is considered to be a source of national pride. Around 300 million people tuned into broadcasts of China 's World Cup 2002 matches, with 170 million new television sets being purchased by citizens in order to watch their nation 's first World Cup appearance. The team is colloquially referred to as Team China ( 中国 队 ), the National Team ( 国家 队 ) or Guozu ( 国足, lit. `` national foot '' also meaning national football ). Records Year Round Position GP D * GS GA 1930 to 1954 Did not enter 1958 Did not qualify 1962 to 1978 Did not enter 1982 to 1998 Did not qualify 2002 Group Stage 31st 0 0 0 9 2006 to 2018 Did not qualify Total 1 / 21 - 0 0 0 9 * Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. Record by opponent FIFA World Cup matches ( by team ) Opponent Wins Draws Losses Total Goals Scored Goals Conceded Brazil 0 0 0 Costa Rica 0 0 0 Turkey 0 0 0 China at South Korea / Japan 2002 China Squad -- 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 An Qi 2 Zhang Enhua 3 Yang Pu 4 Wu Chengying 5 Fan Zhiyi 6 Shao Jiayi 7 Sun Jihai 8 Li Tie 9 Ma Mingyu ( c ) 10 Hao Haidong 11 Yu Genwei 12 Su Maozhen 13 Gao Yao 14 Li Weifeng 15 Zhao Junzhe 16 Qu Bo 17 Du Wei 18 Li Xiaopeng 19 Qi Hong 20 Yang Chen 21 Xu Yunlong 22 Jiang Jin 23 Ou Chuliang Coach : Milutinović Group C Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Brazil 0 0 11 + 8 9 Turkey 5 + 2 Costa Rica 5 6 − 1 China PR 0 0 0 9 − 9 0 4 June 2002 15 : 30 China PR 0 -- 2 Costa Rica ( Report ) Gómez 61 ' Wright 65 ' Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju Attendance : 27,217 Referee : Kyros Vassaras ( Greece ) 8 June 2002 20 : 30 Brazil 4 -- 0 China PR Roberto Carlos 15 ' Rivaldo 32 ' Ronaldinho 45 ' ( pen. ) Ronaldo 55 ' ( Report ) Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo Attendance : 36,750 Referee : Anders Frisk ( Sweden ) 13 June 2002 15 : 30 Turkey 3 -- 0 China PR Şaş 6 ' Korkmaz 9 ' Davala 85 ' ( Report ) Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul Attendance : 43,605 Referee : Óscar Ruiz ( Colombia ) Record players Defender Li Weifeng ( here in 2009 ) played through all of China 's World Cup matches. Eight players were fielded in all three of China 's World Cup matches in 2002. No. Name Matches Hao Haidong Jiang Jin Li Tie Li Weifeng Li Xiaopeng Qu Bo Wu Chengying Xu Yunlong References Jump up ^ FootballAsia.com, Asian Cup final smashes viewing records, 12 August 2004. External links FIFA Official Ranking of all Participants at Finals 1930 -- 2002. FIFA Match Results for all Stages 1930 -- 2002 FIFA official site Countries at the FIFA World Cup Team appearances Teams with no appearances All - time table AFC Australia China Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Kuwait North Korea Saudi Arabia South Korea United Arab Emirates CAF Algeria Angola Cameroon DR Congo Egypt Ghana Ivory Coast Morocco Nigeria Senegal South Africa Togo Tunisia CONCACAF Canada Costa Rica Cuba El Salvador Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Panama Trinidad and Tobago United States CONMEBOL Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay OFC New Zealand UEFA Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark East Germany England France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name ( s ). Have been member of multiple confederations. Team and national federation no longer exist. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup&oldid=851154668 '' Categories : Countries at the FIFA World Cup China national football team records and statistics Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch 한국어 Português 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 20 July 2018, at 12 : 45 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: when has china qualified for the world cup
Answer: 2002