2 b fair, the world's largest populated country, has only made the men's competition, senior team, once, did not make it this time, neither has India ever qualified, but it is odd, the way these things happen, as i see it, not totally, but somewhat..

China's men's national football team has only qualified for the FIFA World Cup once, in 2002, where they lost all their matches without scoring a goal; they consistently participate in qualifiers for subsequent World Cups (like the ongoing 2026 cycle) but haven't reached the finals again, despite strong performances in qualification campaigns like 2002 and 2018.