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Introduction
The island is the second-worst football team in the world today. The national team, once a powerful team on the Asian continent, has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup. During the 1950s, when Taiwan special attention when the men's football team twice the Asian title deserves. However, it was the last time, Taiwan was seen on the podium.
Country profile: Taiwan
Taiwan also as Chinese Taipei covers an area of 13,900 square miles known. More than 23 million people living on the island. The capital and largest city of the island is Taipei. Politically Taiwan is a democratic state since 2000. The United Nations does not recognize Taiwan. The country is only recognized by 23 countries of the World: Belize (Central America), Burkina Faso (Africa) Dominican Republic (Caribbean), El Salvador (Central America), Gambia (West Africa), Guatemala (Central America), Haiti (Caribbean), Holy See (Europe), Honduras (Central America), Kiribati (South Pacific), Marshall Islands (Oceania), Nauru (South Pacific), Nicaragua (Central America), Palau (Oceania), Panama (Central America), Paraguay (South America) St. Kitts & Nevis (Caribbean) St. Lucia (Caribbean), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Caribbean), Sao Tome and Principe (Africa), the Solomon Islands (South Pacific), Swaziland (South Africa), and Tuvalu (South Pacific). Economically it is one of the most industrialized countries of Asia, together with Singapore, South Korea, Malaysia and Japan.
Rise and fall of the Taiwanese Soccer
In his first appearance at a major international event, won the National Team the gold medal at the Asian Games in Manila, the capital of the Philippines in 1954. Chinese Taipei arrived as the unknown experts of the Asian Games. However, they were the great Surprise. At the start of the tournament has been dominated by Taiwan. In the first round they got two wins. It defeated South Vietnam (3-2) and the Philippines (4-0). Then they beat Indonesia 4-2 in the semifinals. Subsequently, South Korea defeated Chinese Taipei 5-2, to earn first place in the Asian Games. Strange SK went to Manila as a favorite for the gold medal to win.
Four years later the national team to the regional title at the expense of South Korea (silver medal) and Indonesia (bronze medal). At the 1958 Tokyo Games, the men's soccer team, which was perhaps the best team in Taiwan was the first team to successfully defend a men's Asian titles. Group A was dominated of Taiwan. On 24 May 1958, Chinese Taipei, Malaysia passed 1.2. Two days later they beat Pakistan 3-1. In the next round of Israel defeated the national team (2-0) and then forwarded Indonesia (1-0). In the 1958 men's final, South Korea beat Chinese Taipei 3-2. Until 1956, Korea had won the Asian Cup. For political reasons, could But the island does not defend its title in the Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, 1960 in the early years.
But the so-called "golden age" the Taiwanese football in the 1960s ended. Between 14 October and 23 October 1960, the island in third place at the Asian Cup after South Korea (winner) and Israel (runner). During this event, she defeated the Philippines (7-4), Hong Kong (7-4) and South Vietnam (2-0). In the late 1960s, Chinese Taipei finished fourth in the Asian Cup in Iran. In the first round, he defeated the Philippines (9-0), Indonesia (3-2) and South Korea (1-0) and tied with Japan (2-2). The country ahead, but was quickly share of Iran (0-4) and Israel (1-4) in the semifinals.
In the next few decades, the results were pretty bad. Unlike Japan, South Korea, China and DPR Korea, Taiwan, where more than 500 football stadiums – not qualified for the FIFA World Cup. By 2006, lost the national team of Kuwait 10-0. In 2010, Chinese Taipei, a member of FIFA since the 1950s, 162 Place on the planet, behind Sierra Leone (one of the world's poorest countries), Nicaragua (a baseball-loving Nation), Maldives (one of the world's smallest countries), the Democratic Republic of Congo (a war-torn country in Africa) and Iraq (a republic in crisis for decades).
Alejandro Guevara Onofre: Freelance writer. Alejandro is author of a host of articles/essays about over 220 countries and dependencies (and American States as well), from ecology, history, tourism and national heroes to Olympic sports, foreign relations, and wildlife. In addition, he has published some books on women’s rights, among them “History of the Women in America” and “Famous Americans.”
WTTC 2010 – Ma Long vs Timo Boll (Final Mens Team)
