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The latest census figures from China published last week put the country’s population at 1.412 billion – up from 1.4 billion a year before – with analysts poring over what that means for everything from the global economy to domestic policy. The question on some people’s lips is what does it mean for football? As the men’s national team resume their attempts to qualify for the Qatar 2022 Fifa World Cup , why can they not find 11 footballers capable of qualifying among their vast population? China has only qualified for one Fifa World Cup finals, the 2002 tournament in...
