Iraq's victory over Jordan in Group A put qualification out of reach for the Chinese, who had hired Spanish coach Jose Antonio Camacho in August ahead of the third round of Asia zone qualifiers.
"I really want to beat my breast in agony," Zhang Peiliang, 25, told Reuters in downtown Beijing on Wednesday.
"We lost out on a ticket for the 2014 World Cup even though we have famous Spanish coach José Antonio Camacho. The result cannot be accepted by depressed fans.
"Who knows when the next time will be for China's team to play in the World Cup."
"What's the point of victory over Singapore with four goals?" Weiwei jueye wrote. "It seems like food is available shortly after starving people died minutes ago; water is here right after a burning house collapsed."
