ABU DHABI -- Outside Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium on a pleasant Abu Dhabi evening, Chinese fans were in fine voice ahead of the game with the Philippines, the second of three group matches at the 2019 Asian Cup, the continent's quadrennial soccer championships.
With an average age of 29.2, Marcello Lippi's squad is the oldest in the history of the Asian Cup. © Reuters
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