Jiang Shenglong (R) of China vies with Matthew Elliot Wing Kai Orr (C) of China's Hong Kong during the men's match between China and China's Hong Kong at the EAFF (East Asian Football Federation) E-1 Football Championship 2025 Final in Yongin city, South Korea, July 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

Players of China celebrate scoring during the men's match between China and China's Hong Kong at the EAFF (East Asian Football Federation) E-1 Football Championship 2025 Final in Yongin city, South Korea, July 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

Dejan Djurdjevic (front), caretaker manager of China, is seen during the men's match between China and China's Hong Kong at the EAFF (East Asian Football Federation) E-1 Football Championship 2025 Final in Yongin city, South Korea, July 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

Zhang Yuning (front) of China comeptes during the men's match between China and China's Hong Kong at the EAFF (East Asian Football Federation) E-1 Football Championship 2025 Final in Yongin city, South Korea, July 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

Dejan Djurdjevic (R), caretaker manager of China, is seen during the men's match between China and China's Hong Kong at the EAFF (East Asian Football Federation) E-1 Football Championship 2025 Final in Yongin city, South Korea, July 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

Xu Xin (top) of China vies with Fernando Augusto Azevedo Pedreira of China's Hong Kong during the men's match between China and China's Hong Kong at the EAFF (East Asian Football Federation) E-1 Football Championship 2025 Final in Yongin city, South Korea, July 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

Players of China pose for a group photo before the men's match between China and China's Hong Kong at the EAFF (East Asian Football Federation) E-1 Football Championship 2025 Final in Yongin city, South Korea, July 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

Xie Wenneng (C) of China vies with Sun Ming Him (front) of China's Hong Kong during the men's match between China and China's Hong Kong at the EAFF (East Asian Football Federation) E-1 Football Championship 2025 Final in Yongin city, South Korea, July 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

Xu Xin (top) of China vies with Fernando Augusto Azevedo Pedreira of China's Hong Kong during the men's match between China and China's Hong Kong at the EAFF (East Asian Football Federation) E-1 Football Championship 2025 Final in Yongin city, South Korea, July 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

Wumitijiang Yusupu (L) of China vies with Matthew Elliot Wing Kai Orr of China's Hong Kong during the men's match between China and China's Hong Kong at the EAFF (East Asian Football Federation) E-1 Football Championship 2025 Final in Yongin city, South Korea, July 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

Zhang Yuning (L) of China competes during the men's match between China and China's Hong Kong at the EAFF (East Asian Football Federation) E-1 Football Championship 2025 Final in Yongin city, South Korea, July 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

Wumitijiang Yusupu (L) of China competes during the men's match between China and China's Hong Kong at the EAFF (East Asian Football Federation) E-1 Football Championship 2025 Final in Yongin city, South Korea, July 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

Players of China greet the fans after the men's match between China and China's Hong Kong at the EAFF (East Asian Football Federation) E-1 Football Championship 2025 Final in Yongin city, South Korea, July 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

Zhang Yuning (R) of China vies with Leon Jones of China's Hong Kong during the men's match between China and China's Hong Kong at the EAFF (East Asian Football Federation) E-1 Football Championship 2025 Final in Yongin city, South Korea, July 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)