Singapore's veteran goalkeeper Hassan Sunny says Chinese soccer fans have been sending him money to say thank you for his unlikely role in keeping their World Cup dreams alive.
The 40-year-old became a hero overnight in the country of 1.4 billion people after his saves during Singapore's match at Thailand helped China squeeze into the next qualifying round.
China's hopes of reaching the third stage of Asian qualifying for 2026 were hanging by a thread after a 1-0 defeat to South Korea in Seoul on Tuesday.