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

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Saudi Arabia

50': Salem Al-Dawsari

FT
1 - 0

China

45'+2': Lin Liangming

Saudi Arabia edge China 1-0 in World Cup qualifier

VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF SAUDI ARABIA BEATING CHINA 1-0 IN SOCCER WORLD CUP QUALIFYING

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Al-Awwal Park
Location: King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 24,742

Line-Ups

Saudi Arabia (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Nawaf Al-Aqidi (GK)
14	Hassan Mahbub
17	Hassan Al-Tombakti
13	Nawaf Boushal
12	Saud Abdulhamid
6	Nasser Al-Dawsari
16	Faisal Al-Ghamdi
10	Salem Al-Dawsari
15	Aiman Yahya
9	Feras Al-Brikan
7	Musab Al-Juwayr

Saudi Arabia Substitutes:

Ali Lajami, Abdullah Al-Salem, Turki Al-Ammar, Jehad Thakri, Muhannad Al-Saad, Saad Al Mosa, Muhannad Al-Shanqiti, Ahmed Al-Kassar, Marwan Al-Sahafi, Ziyad Aljohani, Abdullah Al-Hamdan, Hamed Al-Shanqiti.

China (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
14	Wang Dalei (GK)
16	Jiang Shenglong
2	Jiang Guangtai
4	Li Lei
3	Gao Zhunyi
10	Wei Shihao
20	Xie Wenneng
6	Wang Shangyuan
9	Zhang Yuning
11	Lin Liangming
19	Cao Yongjing

China Substitutes:

Li Yuanyi, Wang Ziming, Liu Dianzuo, Hu Hetao, Yang Zexiang, Behram Abduweli, Han Pengfei, Yan Junling, Wang Haijian, Xu Haoyang, Serginho, Wei Zhen.

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