China’s fall from global soccer powerhouse — remember the 1999 World Cup final? — has been slow and steady over the past two decades, but this might finally be the year the Steel Roses turn things around. They’ve got difficult group opponents in England and Denmark, but if they can manage a draw in one of those games and a win over Haiti, that could be enough to send them through.
Here are the group matches for China:
Saturday, 12 p.m. U.T.C.
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July 28, 11 a.m. U.T.C.
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Aug. 1, 11 a.m. U.T.C.
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To see the scenarios for other teams, visit our overview page.
