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The match between the Chinese team and the Japan team had just ended when urgent reports from major domestic media outlets began to appear.
In previous years, the East Asian Cup had not received much attention domestically, but this year was completely different.
Even before it began, this year's East Asian Cup had drawn the attention of many fans.
At first, many fans followed the East Asian Cup solely because of Lin Feng and the other youngsters from the China Youth Team.
Everyone was curious to see how these young players, who had performed so brilliantly at the Youth World Cup, would fare after joining the National Football Team.
Then, after the first East Asian Cup match, when they saw the National Football Team crush the South Korea team 3:0 despite being a man down—a team they had failed to beat for years—the fans went completely wild!
The East Asian Cup's popularity and public attention skyrocketed domestically in a short time, nearly reaching the point where everyone was following it.
From that point on, not only did major media outlets and television stations begin reporting on and even broadcasting East Asian Cup matches, but discussions on major forums, Tieba, and among grassroots fans also largely centered around the East Asian Cup.
2005 was not a major tournament year. There was neither a World Cup nor an Asian Cup.
The only international-level competition worth