 Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Akarairidza chikwata chenyika cheChina chenhabvu kwemakore maviri kubvira muna December 2002. Muna 2004, China yakaita makwikwi eAsia Cup ndokusvika kumagumo uko chikwata chake chakarohwa neJapan. Zvisinei, chikwata chake hachina kukwanisa kuenda ku2006 FIFA World Cup mushure mekubviswa kwavo kubva kuFirst round of qualifications, uko China yakarasikirwa nenzvimbo yekutanga muboka kuKuwait. Akaramba ari murairidzi weChina kusvika munaNovember 2004. 