China's rough play in the match between Japan national team (17th in the FIFA ranking) and China national team (94th in the 2018).

Japan took the lead in the 11th minute of the first half with a goal from forward Hosoya Masahiro (23, Kashiwa Reysol). The game has been ahead with a one-point lead, but the match has been stopped due to Chinese players' late charges and tackles aimed at the foot.

In the 38th minute of the first half, midfielder Sato Ryunosuke (18, Fagiano Okayama) fell deep in his own territory after receiving a dirty tackle from the opponent, and manager Moriyasu Kazuichi (56) also strongly protested.

X (formerly Twitter) received comments such as, “Chinese is rough,” “Chinese plays hard,” “China plays rough right away,” “China style rough plays,” “A lot of rough plays,” and “China is covered in rough plays again.”

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