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

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Saudi Arabia

50': Salem Al-Dawsari

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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

Match Timeline

21': Wang Shangyuan (China) Yellow Card at 21'
45'+1': Han Pengfei (China) Substitution at 46'
45'+2': Lin Liangming (China) Red Card at 47'
45'+8': Ali Lajami (Saudi Arabia) Substitution at 53'
45': Yang Zexiang (China) Substitution at 45'
45': Behram Abduweli (China) Substitution at 45'
50': Salem Al-Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) Goal at 50'
54': Muhannad Al-Shanqiti (Saudi Arabia) Substitution at 54'
63': Li Yuanyi (China) Substitution at 63'
63': Xu Haoyang (China) Substitution at 63'
72': Abdullah Al-Hamddan (Saudi Arabia) Substitution at 72'
73': Abdullah Al-Salim (Saudi Arabia) Substitution at 73'
85': Marwan Al Sahafi (Saudi Arabia) Substitution at 85'
90'+1': Hu Hetao (China) Substitution at 91'

Statistics

CHN		KSA
9	Fouls	4
1	Yellow Cards	0
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	5
7	Saves	0
20.5	Possession	79.5
4	SHOTS	19
0	ON GOAL	7
0.0	On Target %	0.4
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
4	Blocked Shots	4
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: Al-Awwal Park
Location: Riyadh, 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 Bu Washl
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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