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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 (ranking 94th in FIFA) is trailing 0-1 as of the 25th minute of the second half in the ninth away match of Group C in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup against Indonesia (123th) at Gelora Bungarno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia on the 5th (Korea time).
In the 45th minute of the first half, China, which conceded a penalty due to Yang Jiexiang's foul, dedicated the first goal to Indonesian striker Ole Romeni.
If China, which is at the bottom of Group C with two wins and six draws and six points in the previous eight games, loses without overturning the game for the remaining 20 minutes, it will be confirmed that it will be eliminated from the World Cup. This is because the difference in points between Saudi Arabia (10 points) and Indonesia (12 points), which are qualified for the fourth qualifying round with one game left in the final match, is more than four points.
If this happens, it will play the final match against Bahrain in the atmosphere of a portrait house on the 10th.
If Indonesia keeps its lead for the rest of the time, it will virtually confirm its advance to the fourth qualifying round. 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 will not be able to participate in the consolation match.
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. There is no sign of a turnaround until the 25th minute of the second half.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
