FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

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

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Saudi Arabia
  • 50': Salem Al-Dawsari
FT
1 - 0
China
  • Red Card 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

KSA 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.

CHN 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 Yellow Card
9 Zhang Yuning
11 Lin Liangming Red Card
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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