FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Chinese Taipei vs Kyrgyz Republic, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round

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Chinese Taipei
    FT
    0 - 2
    Kyrgyz Republic
    • Red Card 24': Said Datsiev
    • 54': Valeri Kichin (P)
    • 80': Kai Merk

    About

    Chinese Taipei are hosting Kyrgyz Republic at Nanzih Football Stadium, Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei, 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.
    • 8': Said Datsiev (Kyrgyz Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 24': Second yellow card to Said Datsiev (Kyrgyz Republic) for a bad foul.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Chinese Taipei 0, Kyrgyz Republic 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Chinese Taipei 0, Kyrgyz Republic 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Kyrgyz Republic. Atai Dzhumashev replaces Nurdoolot Stalbekov.
    • 45': Substitution, Kyrgyz Republic. Kai Merk replaces Murolimzhon Akhmedov.
    • 54': Goal! Chinese Taipei 0, Kyrgyz Republic 1. Valeriy Kichin (Kyrgyz Republic) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
    • 57': Liang Meng-hsin (Chinese Taipei) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 60': Substitution, Chinese Taipei. Gao Wei-jie replaces Chin Wen-yen.
    • 80': Goal! Chinese Taipei 0, Kyrgyz Republic 2. Kai Merk (Kyrgyz Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 86': Substitution, Chinese Taipei. Chao Ming-hsiu replaces Huang Tzu-ming.
    • 86': Substitution, Chinese Taipei. Huang Wei-chieh replaces Yu Yao-hsing.
    • 86': Substitution, Chinese Taipei. Yang Chao-jing replaces Yu Chia-huang.
    • 87': Substitution, Kyrgyz Republic. Ryskeldi Artykbaev replaces Atai Dzhumashev.
    • 89': Substitution, Kyrgyz Republic. Beknaz Almazbekov replaces Joel Kojo.
    • 90'+4': Substitution, Kyrgyz Republic. Adil Kadyrzhanov replaces Eldiyar Zarypbekov.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Chinese Taipei 0, Kyrgyz Republic 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Chinese Taipei 0, Kyrgyz Republic 2.

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

    Venue: Nanzih Football Stadium
    Location: Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei
    Attendance: 1,028

    WCQ - AFC Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Uzbekistan 2 +2 6
    2 Iran 2 +2 6
    3 United Arab Emirates 2 +1 3
    4 North Korea 2 -1 1
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    TPE Chinese Taipei (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Wen-Chieh Pan (GK)
    11 Wu Chun-Ching
    2 Huang Tzu-Ming
    3 Liang Meng-Hsin Yellow Card
    4 Chao-An Chen
    8 Yen-Shu Wu
    17 Po-Liang Chen
    18 Yu Chia-Huang
    13 Chin Wen-Yen
    9 Yao-Hsing Yu
    10 Ange Kouamé
    Chinese Taipei Substitutes:
    Cheng Ssu-yu, Hsuan Tuan, Huang Chiu-Lin, Ming-Hsiu Chao, Huang Yung-chun, Shao-Chieh Tu, Yang Chao-jing, Wei-Jie Huang, Gao Wei-Jie, Ho-Shen Yen, Yao Ko-Chi, Ming-Yu Hsieh.

    KGZ Kyrgyz Republic (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Erzhan Tokotaev (GK)
    2 Valeri Kichin
    3 Tamirlan Kozubaev
    4 Said Datsiev Yellow Card
    14 Aleksandr Mischenko
    21 Eldiyar Zarypbekov
    17 Nurdoolot Stalbekov
    10 Magamed Usdenov
    6 Khristiian Brauzman
    18 Murolimjan Ahmedov
    7 Joel Kojo
    Kyrgyz Republic Substitutes:
    Adil Kadyrzhanov, Sultan Chomoev, Ermek Kenzhebaev, Talaibek Baktai, Dastan Alybekov, Atai Dzhumashev, Beknaz Almazbekov, Ryskeldi Artykbaev, Kai Merk, Bektur Amangeldiev, Nurislam Oruntaev, Amantur Shamurzaev.

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