Antonio Puche
Spanish football player/manager
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The match was very tough for both teams,
- Puche said after the matchChina Dailychinadaily.com.cn/a/202610…
Throughout the match, we showed a very high level in terms of running, competing, attacking and defending. We are very happy to bring this kind of joy and optimism to Chinese football. Now that we have reached the last four, we will continue to give our all and strive to go further,
- said China head coach Antonio PucheXinhuaNetenglish.news.cn/20260926/5a014…
We played at a high level the whole match,
- Puche saidChina Dailychinadaily.com.cn/a/202609…
It has been 28 years since we reached the semifinals, so we took our time to make sure we did everything right,
- China coach Antonio Puche said after the matchChina Dailychinadaily.com.cn/a/202609…
We will watch the match between Japan and Thailand. I won't be too concerned about who our opponent will be, but will focus more on our own situation. Whoever the opponent is, whoever comes, we will face them together,
- said PucheChina Dailychinadaily.com.cn/a/202609…
Football's basic logic is very clear: on one hand, we have to try to put the ball into the opponent's goal; on the other, we have to protect our own goal,
Earlier
South Korea Beats Japan 1-0 for Fourth Straight Asian Games Football Gold as Eom Ji-sung Scores Winner
International Business Times AUibtimes.com.au/south/korea…China won both the men's and women's golf team titles, with the men's victory delivering the delegation's 166th gold and breaking the previous overseas record of 165 set at the 2006 Games in Doha
XinhuaNetenglish.news.cn/20261003/562a9…Divers win silver in women's synchronized event
The Korea Timeskoreatimes.co.kr/sports/202609…City’s mixed doubles squash pairs fight for gold, fencers and badminton face last-eight contests, Chinese javelin teen takes on Olympic queen
South China Morning Postscmp.com/sport/china…Alex Eala faces Thai Patcharin Cheapchandej to start Asiad gold bid
The Manila Timesmanilatimes.net/2026/09…City’s mixed doubles squash pairs fight for gold, fencers and badminton face last-eight contests, Chinese javelin teen takes on Olympic queen
South China Morning Postscmp.com/sport/china…China’s men’s football reaches Asian Games semi-finals after 28-year wait
Global Times Chinaglobaltimes.cn/page/202609…The Chinese squad, built around the team that finished runner-up at the 2026 AFC U23 Asian Cup and reinforced by three senior players — Zhang Yuning, Wu Xi and Zhu Chenjie — took control of the quarterfinal from the outset
China Dailychinadaily.com.cn/a/202609…Asian Games, day 7: Hong Kong pairs in mixed doubles squash final, China dominate diving
South China Morning Postscmp.com/sport/other…In football, Peng Xiao forced an own goal in stoppage time of the first half, before Hu Hetao doubled the lead early in the second; substitute Zhang Yuning sealed the 3-0 win with a late strike
XinhuaNetenglish.news.cn/20260926/5a014…China tops 'group of death' to reach men's football quarters
China Dailychinadaily.com.cn/a/202609…China's under-23 men's football team advanced to the quarterfinals of the Asian Games as Group B winners after playing out a 0-0 draw with the United Arab Emirates in Japan on Wednesday
Global Times Chinaglobaltimes.cn/page/202609…Yoon Ji-hwan wins bronze in men's 50m backstroke swimming
The Korea Timeskoreatimes.co.kr/sports/202609…China now tops both the gold medal table and overall medal tally
Global Times Chinaglobaltimes.cn/page/202609…S. Korea takes 1 silver, 2 bronze medals on Day 1 of swimming
The Korea Timeskoreatimes.co.kr/sports/202609…China now tops both the gold medal table and overall medal tally
Global Times Chinaglobaltimes.cn/page/202609…China football bosses deny U23 coach Antonio Puche faces axe after Asian Games win or lose
South China Morning Postscmp.com/sport/football…The CFA spoke highly of Antonio's team for its long-term work with China's national youth teams, its steady improvement of the squad and its achievement this year of leading the Chinese U-23 national team to a historic second-place finish at the AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Global Times Chinaglobaltimes.cn/page/202608…China's top sport authorities issue congratulatory letters to China U23 team's historic breakthrough
Global Times Chinaglobaltimes.cn/page/202601…Despite its confidence being at an all-time high and tactics fully honed after a history-making run to the final, the Chinese youth team still found its East Asian neighbor too tall an obstacle to overcome, as Japan overwhelmed it 4-0 in the gold-medal match at the Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday
China Dailychinadaily.com.cn/a/202601…Chinese U23 team reaches historic final by defeating Vietnam 3-0 at U23 Asian Cup
Global Times Chinaglobaltimes.cn/page/202601…Facing a buoyant Vietnamese side, which cruised into the semis with four straight wins, the Chinese under-23 squad kicked off the match sticking to its pragmatic tactics of keeping the Southeast Asian side at bay with solid defense in the first half at the Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
China Dailychinadaily.com.cn/a/202601…China U23 to take on Vietnam as defensive pragmatism meets technical control
Global Times Chinaglobaltimes.cn/page/202601…As the underdog facing a much higher-ranked opponent, Team China, coached by Antonio Puche, defied the odds by beating Uzbekistan 4-2 in a penalty shootout in its first-ever quarterfinals at the U23 continental showpiece in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to reach the final four for the first time at the tournament
China Dailychinadaily.com.cn/a/202601…