Xu Yang analyzed the group draw of China team.

Team members:

Goalkeepers: Chuliang Ou, Jiangjin and Fu Bin.

Defenders: Zhang, Wu, Fan Zhiyi, Chen Gang, Li Weifeng and Xu Yunlong.

Midfielders: Li Ming, Li Tie, Ma Mingyu, Shen Si, Xu Yang, Li, Qi Hong, Shao Jiayi and Huang Yong.

Forward: Su, Xie Hui, Qu Shengqing,.

12 Asian Cup final was held in Lebanon from June 10 to October 30, 2000. China and the "enemy" South Korea were once again grouped together. Thanks to goals from Sue and Fan Zhiyi, China drew 2-2 with South Korea in the first game. In the second match, China beat the Indonesian team 4-0. Li Ming, Shen Si and Yang Chen scored three goals for China in the first eight minutes, which sealed the victory. In the third game, China drew with 0-0 team and successfully qualified as the top of the group.

In the quarterfinals, China beat Qatar 3-/kloc-0-0, and Li Ming, Qi Hong and Yang Chen scored a goal respectively.

In the semi-final, Mashal played well, scoring two goals in 76 minutes and 80 minutes, leading Saudi Arabia to beat South Korea 2-/Kloc-0-0 and enter the final. The other semi-final was played between China and Japan. Fan Zhiyi made an own goal in the 24th minute, and Japan led by 1-0. But then Qi Hong (30 minutes) and Yang Chen (48 minutes) scored a goal respectively, and China led by 2-/kloc-0. However, the Japanese team then launched a Jedi counterattack, and the smooth attack made China exhausted. In the 53rd minute, Nishizawa Mingde pulled back a goal for the Japanese team. In the 60th minute, Shen Ming He Zhi sealed the victory for the Japanese team, and the Japanese team successfully entered the final.

In the finals of the third and fourth place, China made unremitting efforts and played the best level with high fighting spirit. In the end, it lost to the Korean team by 0-/kloc-0, and won the fourth place in the 12th Asian Cup. Li Dongguo scored the only goal in the competition, and the Korean team finally won the third place.