FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

China vs Bahrain 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round

  • 90'+3': Wang Yudong (P)
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Introduction

China are hosting Bahrain at Chongqing Longxing Football Stadium, Chongqing, China PR, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Match Commentary

  • 59': Xu Haoyang (China) Substitution at 59'
  • 59': Liu Chengyu (China) Substitution at 59'
  • 81': Husain Abdulkarim (Bahrain) Substitution at 81'
  • 83': Han Pengfei (China) Substitution at 83'
  • 83': Wang Ziming (China) Substitution at 83'
  • 89': Husain Aleker (Bahrain) Substitution at 89'
  • 90'+3': Wang Yudong (China) Penalty - Scored at 93'
  • 90'+3': Wang Yudong (China) Yellow Card at 93'
  • 90'+5': Wang Shangyuan (China) Substitution at 95'

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Chongqing Longxing Football Stadium
Location: Chongqing, China PR
Attendance: 51,236

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Standings

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Line-Ups

CHN China (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
14 Wang Dalei (GK)
3 Wei Zhen
2 Jiang Guangtai
16 Huang Zhengyu
4 Li Lei
17 Yang Zexiang
8 Serginho
11 Lin Liangming
20 Xie Wenneng
10 Wang Yudong
9 Zhang Yuning

BHR Bahrain (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
22 Ebrahim Lutfalla (GK)
3 Waleed Al-Hayam
2 Amine Benaddi
23 Abdulla Al-Khalasi
5 Hamed Al-Shamsan
8 Mohamed Marhoon
10 Komail Al-Aswad
4 Sayed Dhiya Saeed
12 Mahdi Abduljabbar
20 Mahdi Al-Humaidan
7 Ali Jaafar Madan

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