FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

China vs Singapore, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
China
  • 21': Wu Lei
  • 65': Fernandinho (P)
  • Red Card 79': Li Yuanyi
  • 85': Wu Lei
  • 90': Wei Shihao
FT
4 - 1
Singapore
  • 22': Faris Ramli

About

China are hosting Singapore at Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin, China PR, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Hand ball by Jacob Mahler (Singapore).
  • 3': Foul by Zulqarnaen Suzliman (Singapore).
  • 3': Zhang Yuning (China PR) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Wu Lei (China PR) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Xie Pengfei.
  • 5': Faris Ramli (Singapore) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Foul by Jiang Guangtai (China PR).
  • 7': Fei Nanduo (China PR) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Foul by Nazrul Nazari (Singapore).
  • 7': Attempt missed. Wu Lei (China PR) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Li Yuanyi.
  • 8': Offside, China PR. Zhang Yuning is caught offside.
  • 9': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Shah Shahiran.
  • 16': Foul by Irfan Fandi (Singapore).
  • 16': Zhang Yuning (China PR) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Delay in match because of an injury Zhang Yuning (China PR).
  • 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 18': Foul by Gao Tianyi (China PR).
  • 18': Ryhan Stewart (Singapore) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Nazrul Nazari.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Gao Zhunyi (China PR) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Li Yuanyi with a cross following a corner.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Zhang Yuning (China PR) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Gao Zhunyi following a corner.
  • 21': Goal! China PR 1, Singapore 0. Wu Lei (China PR) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Zhang Yuning with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 22': Goal! China PR 1, Singapore 1. Faris Ramli (Singapore) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ryhan Stewart with a cross.
  • 24': Offside, China PR. Zhang Yuning is caught offside.
  • 24': Foul by Harhys Stewart (Singapore).
  • 24': Li Yuanyi (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Offside, China PR. Zhang Yuning is caught offside.
  • 26': Fei Nanduo (China PR) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 26': Foul by Nazrul Nazari (Singapore).
  • 29': Offside, China PR. Wu Lei is caught offside.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Wu Lei (China PR) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fei Nanduo with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 32': Foul by Fei Nanduo (China PR).
  • 32': Shah Shahiran (Singapore) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Foul by Ryhan Stewart (Singapore).
  • 33': Li Yuanyi (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Wu Lei (China PR) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Xie Pengfei with a cross.
  • 35': Foul by Ryhan Stewart (Singapore).
  • 35': Liu Yang (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Hariss Harun.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Zhu Chenjie (China PR) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Xie Pengfei with a cross following a corner.
  • 40': Foul by Harhys Stewart (Singapore).
  • 40': Gao Tianyi (China PR) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Zulqarnaen Suzliman (Singapore).
  • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 43': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Nazrul Nazari.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Gao Zhunyi (China PR) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zhang Yuning.
  • 44': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Hassan Sunny.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Harhys Stewart (Singapore).
  • 45'+2': Gao Tianyi (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Faris Ramli (Singapore) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 45'+3': Faris Ramli (Singapore) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Gao Zhunyi (China PR).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, China PR 1, Singapore 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins China PR 1, Singapore 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Singapore. Glenn Kweh replaces Zulqarnaen Suzliman because of an injury.
  • 48': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Jacob Mahler.
  • 49': Foul by Zhu Chenjie (China PR).
  • 49': Ryhan Stewart (Singapore) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Harhys Stewart (Singapore).
  • 49': Li Yuanyi (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Gao Tianyi (China PR) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 52': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Nazrul Nazari.
  • 53': Foul by Jacob Mahler (Singapore).
  • 53': Zhang Yuning (China PR) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Corner, Singapore. Conceded by Jiang Guangtai.
  • 55': Fei Nanduo (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Harhys Stewart (Singapore).
  • 56': Foul by Nazrul Nazari (Singapore).
  • 56': Li Yuanyi (China PR) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Faris Ramli (Singapore) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Fei Nanduo (China PR) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wu Lei.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Zhang Yuning (China PR) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gao Zhunyi with a through ball.
  • 59': Substitution, China PR. Wei Shihao replaces Xie Pengfei.
  • 59': Substitution, Singapore. Song Ui-Young replaces Faris Ramli.
  • 60': Substitution, Singapore. Ikhsan Fandi replaces Shawal Anuar.
  • 60': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Glenn Kweh.
  • 61': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Irfan Fandi.
  • 61': Fei Nanduo (China PR) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 61': Foul by Nazrul Nazari (Singapore).
  • 62': Penalty China PR. Gao Zhunyi draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 62': Penalty conceded by Jacob Mahler (Singapore) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 63': Jacob Mahler (Singapore) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Goal! China PR 2, Singapore 1. Fei Nanduo (China PR) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 66': Foul by Wu Lei (China PR).
  • 66': Hariss Harun (Singapore) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Wu Lei (China PR) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Foul by Jiang Guangtai (China PR).
  • 68': Ikhsan Fandi (Singapore) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Gao Tianyi (China PR) is shown the yellow card.
  • 69': Gao Tianyi (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Song Ui-Young (Singapore).
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Song Ui-Young (Singapore) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryhan Stewart.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Ikhsan Fandi (Singapore) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryhan Stewart with a cross.
  • 70': Substitution, Singapore. Zulfahmi Arifin replaces Jacob Mahler.
  • 71': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Glenn Kweh.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Ikhsan Fandi (Singapore) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zulfahmi Arifin.
  • 73': Substitution, China PR. Wang Shangyuan replaces Fei Nanduo.
  • 75': Delay in match (China PR).
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Substitution, Singapore. Joel Chew replaces Harhys Stewart.
  • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Gao Tianyi (China PR).
  • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 79': Foul by Li Yuanyi (China PR).
  • 79': Joel Chew (Singapore) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Li Yuanyi (China PR) is shown the red card.
  • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Joel Chew (Singapore).
  • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Zhang Yuning (China PR).
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Joel Chew went off injured after Singapore had used all subs.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Ikhsan Fandi (Singapore) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Glenn Kweh with a cross.
  • 85': Goal! China PR 3, Singapore 1. Wu Lei (China PR) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gao Tianyi following a fast break.
  • 86': Foul by Song Ui-Young (Singapore).
  • 86': Gao Zhunyi (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Wei Shihao (China PR).
  • 87': Glenn Kweh (Singapore) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Goal! China PR 4, Singapore 1. Wei Shihao (China PR) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wu Lei following a fast break.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, China PR. Jiang Shenglong replaces Zhang Yuning.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Gao Zhunyi (China PR).
  • 90'+1': Song Ui-Young (Singapore) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, China PR 4, Singapore 1.
  • 0': Match ends, China PR 4, Singapore 1.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 4
1 Corner Kicks 10
1 Saves 2
47.9 Possession 52.1
7 SHOTS 15
3 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
281 Accurate Passes 313
372 Passes 397
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 5
13 Crosses 25
0.2 Cross % 0.2
44 Long Balls 70
15 Accurate Long Balls 36
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 3
17 Effective Tackles 8
23 Tackles 13
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 11
13 Effective Clearances 14
13 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium
Location: Tianjin, China PR
Attendance: 42,977

WCQ - AFC Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Japan 5 +18 13
2 Australia 5 +1 6
3 Saudi Arabia 5 -1 6
4 China 5 -8 6
Full Table

Line-Ups

CHN China (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
23 Wang Dalei (GK)
16 Zhu Chenjie
2 Jiang Guangtai
14 Gao Tianyi Yellow Card
19 Liu Yang
22 Gao Zhunyi
10 Xie Pengfei
8 Li Yuanyi Red Card
17 Fernandinho
9 Zhang Yuning
7 Wu Lei
China Substitutes:
Wang Shangyuan, Lin Liangming, Zhang Linpeng, Chen Pu, Ba Dun, Li Lei, Elkeson, Yan Junling, Jiang Shenglong, Jin Cheng, Liu Dianzuo, Wei Shihao.

SIN Singapore (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
18 Hassan Sunny (GK)
14 Hariss Harun
17 Irfan Fandi
4 Nazrul Nazari
2 Zulqarnaen Suzliman
5 Jacob Mahler Yellow Card
22 Harhys Stewart
10 Faris Ramli
3 Ryhan Stewart
20 Shawal Anuar
8 Shah Shahiran
Singapore Substitutes:
Zulfahmi Arifin, Irfan Najeeb, Joel Chew, Kieran Teo Jia Jun, Daniel Goh, Syazwan Buhari, Jared Gallagher, Glenn Kweh, Zharfan Rohaizad, Ikhsan Fandi, Fairuz Fazli, Song Ui-young.

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