Time's up. The Chinese team defeated Indonesia with a score of 2-1. This is also the first victory, the first point of Wang Dalei and his teammates in the third qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup. Meanwhile, the Indonesian team received their first defeat in this round.
Minute 90+7: The match has entered the 7th minute of extra time, Chinese fans keep looking at their watches.
The second half has 9 minutes of injury time.
Minute 86: Goal!!! Indonesia reduced the score to 1-2. From a strong throw-in by his teammate, Thom Haye finished past the opposing defenders to bring home a goal for the away team.
Minute 77: Asnawi shot from the right wing but it was too weak, unable to trouble goalkeeper Wang Dalei.
Minute 67: No! Ridho Rizky just headed over the bar after a teammate's free kick.
Minute 61: Indonesia is having difficulty deploying their play forward, especially when China proactively retreats to defend in large numbers.
Minute 51: Mangoen received the ball very freely on the left wing but could not get past the two Chinese defenders.
Minute 46: Second half begins.
The first half ends. China temporarily leads Indonesia with a score of 2-0.
The first half has 3 minutes of injury time.
Minute 44: Goal!!! The Chinese team raised the score to 2-0. From Gao Zhunyi's skillful flick of the outside of the foot, Zhang Yuning escaped and finished beautifully, defeating the Indonesian goalkeeper. He burst into tears after scoring for his team.
Minute 42: Jiang Shenglong just shot the ball over the opponent's crossbar. Before that was a free kick similar to the opening goal.
Minute 35: The Indonesian team is trying to attack, looking for opportunities to approach the home team's goal.
Minute 26: Xie Wenneng just fired a dangerous shot from 20m away, but goalkeeper Maarten Paes caught the ball.
Minute 21: Goal!!! From a pass from his teammate, Behram Abduweli scored from close range to open the scoring for the Chinese team. Before that was a direct free kick from midfield by the home team.
Minute 16: The Indonesian team controlled the ball more. Their attacks took place on the right wing, where Asnawi and Sulaeman appeared.
Minute 7: From Witan Sulaeman's free kick, Jay Idzes jumped high and headed dangerously but could not beat the Chinese goalkeeper.
Minute 5: The Indonesian team is playing very confidently and organizing a tight defense in the first minutes of the match when China is approaching.
19:00: The match begins.
Pre-match information
According to the schedule, in the 4th match of the 2026 World Cup 3 qualifiers, the Indonesian team will face the Chinese team away.
Currently, the Indonesian team is ranked 5th in Group C with 3 points. Coach Shin Tae-yong's team has gone through 3 draws against Saudi Arabia (1-1), Australia (0-0) and Bahrain (2-2).
Notably, in the most recent match, the Indonesian team seemed to be able to win against Bahrain, but the opponent scored in the last minute of injury time to level the score at 2-2.
Meanwhile, the Chinese team is having a terrible run of games. The team has not scored any points after 3 matches and is at the bottom of the table, 3 points behind Indonesia. They lost 0-7 to Japan, then 1-2 to Saudi Arabia and 1-3 to Australia.
Facing an opponent facing many crises like China, this is an opportunity for the Indonesian team to seek their first victory in the third qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup.
Coach Shin Tae-yong has the strongest squad in his hands. In the last match, the Korean strategist used 10/11 naturalized players in the starting lineup, including Mees Hilgers, Jay Idzes, Rafael Struick, Calvin Verdonk...
If they defeat China, Indonesia will break the record for a Southeast Asian team in the third qualifying round of the World Cup.
