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| A scene where China committed a penalty foul in the first half of the match against Indonesia. Relay Screen |
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Chinese soccer, which boasts 1.4 billion people, has failed to advance to the World Cup finals for the sixth consecutive time.
China (No. 94 in FIFA rankings) lost 0-1 to Indonesia (123rd) at Gelora Bungarno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia on the 5th (Korea time) after a rough match with only one effective shot in Group C of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup. After giving Ole Romeni the first goal with a penalty in the 45th minute of the first half, he failed to turn the game around to the end.
China, which lost four consecutive World Cup qualifiers and lost two wins, seven losses, and six points, remained at the bottom of Group C. The 4th qualifying round, which has the nature of a consolation match, was frustrated as the difference in points with Saudi Arabia (10 points) in fourth place, which will face Bahrain at 1 a.m., widened to 4 points with one game left in the final match. The fourth qualifying round is a kind of consolation match, in which a total of six teams ranked third and fourth in three groups compete for the qualification for the finals. It is a 'bonus' created by the number of countries advancing to the World Cup finals increasing from 32 to 48. However, China did not even take 'bonus' with its worst move. China, which failed to reach the World Cup after the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, failed to advance to the World Cup finals for the sixth consecutive time. In the atmosphere of a portrait house, he will play the final match against Bahrain.
Indonesia won China for the first time in 38 years with 12 points and succeeded in advancing to the fourth qualifying round regardless of the remaining games. Until the end, he planned to compete for the right to go straight to the finals, which was given to the first and second place in the group, but failed to go straight to the finals as second-place Australia (16 points) won a surprise 1-0 victory over Australia and Japan just before.
Indonesia, led by coach Patric Clawybert, has set up a squad mainly for naturalized players. In the 3-4-3 formation, Ole Romeni, Ricky Kambuaya and Eggy Maulana Vikri made up the three-top, while Jakob Sayri, Joey Pelupesh, Tom Hay and Kalvin Perdonk made the midfielders. Lyski Lido, Jaycez and Justin Herbner lined the defense, and Emil Aduero made his debut for the Indonesian national team.
The away team, China, pulled out a 4-4-2 formation. Jang Winning was in charge of the two-top, and Serginho, Xu Hao Yang, Wang Sa-yuan, and Cao Yongjing formed the midfield. Yang Zhou Xiang, Han Feng Fei, and Hu Htao made up the four-back, and Wang Dal-rey defended the goal.
From the beginning of the game, China was dragged away by giving the lead to home team Indonesia. He was in a hurry to follow the opponent without overcoming the individual difference in skills. Midfielder Xu Hao-yang was warned in the eighth minute of the first half for committing an intentional foul in the process of stopping the counterattack.
The pass connection to Jang Winning and Wang Yu-dong was not properly established. The only thing to believe was a set piece, but even that wasn't powerful. On the other hand, Indonesia repeatedly threatened China's goal with efficient attacks centered on Perdonk and Romeni despite having a large number of defense. Indonesia also seemed to be struggling with China's dense defense, but it concentrated until the end and took a golden opportunity at the end of the first half.
Chinese Yang Zhou Xiang first blocked Kambuaya, which penetrated recklessly into the box. However, in the next movement, Kambuaya's leg was hung as a tackle. The referee declared a penalty after operating a VAR on-field review, and Romeni scored the first goal in the opposite direction of the goalkeeper's body, the right corner. Indonesia, which scored Romeni's A-match goals in three consecutive games, finished one goal ahead of the first half.
Chinese coach Ivankovic tried to make changes at half-time by excluding Xu Hao Yang and Han Feng Fei and putting in Liu Qingyu and Zhang Guangtai. In the second half of the second half, he aimed for an equalizer with a sharp mid-range shot, but was blocked by the goalkeeper's super save.
After Wang's shooting situation, China entered a diving mode again. In the 17th minute of the second half, Qiao Yongjing was excluded and Wei Xihao was put in. Indonesia has begun to manage its physical strength. In the 29th minute of the second half, he filled up the energy he lacked by putting in Kevin Diggs and Beckham Putra without Sayuri. Dix's shot in the 34th minute was blocked by Wang Dalay.
There was no reversal. In the 41st minute of the second half, when the tedious battle continued, Wei Xihao was warned with a 'non-manner tackle' toward the opponent's ankle. It is a scene where you can feel how impatient China was. The match ended in Indonesia's 1-0 victory.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
