Football
Tears, anger as China’s World Cup dream fades
10 years agoFeng Xiaoting of China (R) vies for the ball with Mardek Mardkian of Syria in their FIFA World Cup 2018 Group A third round qualifying match at the Hang Jebat Stadium in Kampung Kerubong in Malacca on June 13, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / MANAN VATSYAYANA
Marcello Lippi's China vowed to fight on after their 2018 World Cup hopes were all but destroyed when Syria's late equaliser left them bottom of their qualifying group and with their captain in tears.