China vs Saudi Arabia, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

China

14': Ali Lajami (OG)

FT
1 - 2

Saudi Arabia

19': Mohamed Kanno
39': Hassan Kadesh
90': Hassan Kadesh

About

China are hosting Saudi Arabia at Dalian Suoyuwan Football Stadium, Dalian, China PR, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Match Timeline

6': Ali Lajami (Saudi Arabia) Yellow Card at 6'
9': Li Yuanyi (China) Yellow Card at 9'
14': Ali Lajami (Saudi Arabia) Own Goal at 14'
19': Mohamed Kanno (Saudi Arabia) Red Card at 19'
36': Behram Abduweli (China) Yellow Card at 36'
39': Hassan Kadesh (Saudi Arabia) Goal at 39'
45': Abdulelah Al-Malki (Saudi Arabia) Yellow Card at 45'
45'+7': Xie Wenneng (China) Yellow Card at 52'
45': Wang Shangyuan (China) Substitution at 45'
59': Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia) Yellow Card at 59'
70': Yuning Zhang (China) Substitution at 70'
72': Fahad Al-Muwallad (Saudi Arabia) Substitution at 72'
81': Mohammed Maran (Saudi Arabia) Substitution at 81'
82': Awn Al-Saluli (Saudi Arabia) Substitution at 82'
82': Musab Al-Juwayr (Saudi Arabia) Substitution at 82'
87': Huang Zhengyu (China) Substitution at 87'
90': Hassan Kadesh (Saudi Arabia) Goal at 90'
90'+3': Faisal Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) Substitution at 93'
90'+3': Liangming Lin (China) Substitution at 93'
90'+3': Alan (China) Substitution at 93'

Statistics

KSA		CHN
9	Fouls	15
3	Yellow Cards	3
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	6
1	Saves	1
57.4	Possession	42.6
11	SHOTS	15
3	ON GOAL	1
0.3	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
2	Blocked Shots	8
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Dalian Suoyuwan Football Stadium
Location: Dalian, China PR
Attendance: 48,628

WCQ - AFC Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Japan	8	+22	20
2	Australia	8	+7	13
3	Saudi Arabia	8	-2	10
4	Indonesia	8	-6	9

Full Table

Line-Ups

China (4-4-2)

No.	Name
14	Wang Dalei (GK)
5	Zhu Chenjie
2	Jiang Guangtai
4	Li Lei
3	Gao Zhunyi
16	Jiang Shenglong
21	Li Yuanyi
20	Xie Wenneng
23	Behram Abduweli
7	Wu Lei
17	Fernandinho

China Substitutes:

Jin Cheng, Xie Pengfei, Liu Dianzuo, Alan, Xu Haoyang, Han Pengfei, Yan Junling, Huang Zhengyu, Yang Zexiang, Wang Shangyuan, Lin Liangming, Zhang Yuning.

Saudi Arabia (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
21	Mohammed Al-Owais (GK)
4	Ali Lajami
14	Hassan Kadesh
17	Hassan Al-Tambakti
8	Abdulelah Al-Malki
23	Mohamed Kanno
13	Nasser Al-Dawsari
12	Saud Abdulhamid
9	Feras Al-Brikan
10	Salem Al-Dawsari
20	Abdullah Al-Hamddan

Saudi Arabia Substitutes:

Fahad Al-Muwallad, Abdulrahman Ghareeb, Awn Al-Saluli, Ahmed Al-Kassar, Saleh Al-Shehri, Faisal Al Ghamdi, Musab Al-Juwayr, Meshal Sibyani, Mukhtar Ali, Mohammed Maran, Sultan Al-Ghannam, Mohammed Al-Yami.

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