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The Chinese Taipei national football team if the official name given by FIFA to the national footballFootball is the most widely played and watched team sport in the world. The game is often known as soccer or occasionally association football to differentiate it from other codes of football. Football is a ball game played between two teams of 11 players team of the Republic of China. Although the Republic of China has only been in control of TaiwanFor the political entity commonly known as "Taiwan," see Republic of China. The island of Taiwan ( Traditional: , Simplified: , Pinyin: Taiwn, Wade-Giles: T'ai-wan, Taiwanese: Tai-oan) is located off the coast of China in the Pacific Ocean. It is also kno and some other islands since 1949The Chinese Civil War ( 1926- 1949) was a conflict in China between the Kuomintang (the Nationalist Party; KMT) and the Communist Party of China (CPC). It began with the takeover of the KMT by the right-wing General Chiang Kai-shek as well as purges of le any reference to a national sports team from the island as "Taiwan" would be certain to irritate the government of the People's Republic of ChinaThe People's Republic of China PRC comprises most of the cultural, historic, and geographic area known as China. Since its founding in 1949, it has been led by the Communist Party of China (CPC). It is the world's most populous country, with a population as suggestive of Taiwan independenceTaiwan independence (, pinyin: Taiwn duli, Taiwanese Church Romanization: Tai-oan Tok-lip; abbreviated to , Taidu, Tai-tok) is a political movement whose goal is to create a sovereign, independent Republic of Taiwan out of the lands currently administered. The official name "Republic of China" was also unacceptable because the PRC considers it to be a defunct entity. Therefore, the name " Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei (; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhonghua Taibei) is the designated name that the Republic of China (ROC or Taiwan) uses to participate in most international organizations due to the insistence by the People's Republic of China (PRC) of its version of the" was selected as a compromise.
The Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA), was founded in China as the China Football Association in 1924 and relocated to Taiwan in 1949 at the end of the Chinese Civil WarThe Chinese Civil War ( 1926- 1949) was a conflict in China between the Kuomintang (the Nationalist Party; KMT) and the Communist Party of China (CPC). It began with the takeover of the KMT by the right-wing General Chiang Kai-shek as well as purges of le. It joined FIFA in 1954. The team, playing as "Taiwan," finished third in the Asian Cup in 1960.
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