A soccer mystery: Why mighty China fails at the world's biggest sport

China's men's soccer team is struggling—again. Despite being an economic and political powerhouse, the country can't seem to crack the code of global soccer success. President Xi Jinping even joked about using robots to fix the team’s problems during a recent visit to a tech company. Now, with a crucial World Cup qualifier against Indonesia looming, China faces yet another embarrassing exit if they don’t pull off a win.