Time's up. China defeated Indonesia 2-1. This is also the first victory and first point of Wang Dalei and his teammates in the 3rd qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup. Meanwhile, the Indonesian team suffered its first defeat in this round.
Minute 90+7: The match has entered the 7th minute of extra time, fans of the Chinese team continuously look at their watches.
The second half has 9 minutes of extra time.
Minute 86: Goal!!! Indonesia shortened the score to 1-2. From a very strong throw-in by his teammate, Thom Haye finished past the opposing defenders to bring a goal for the away team.
Minute 77: Asnawi shoots on the right wing but it is too light, unable to trouble goalkeeper Wang Dalei.
Minute 67: No! Ridho Rizky just headed the ball over the bar after a set-piece kick by his teammate.
Minute 61: Indonesia is having difficulty deploying their playing style up front, 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: The second half begins.
The first half ended. The Chinese team temporarily leads Indonesia with a score of 2-0.
The first half has 3 minutes of extra time.
Minute 44: Goal!!! The Chinese team raised the score to 2-0. From Gao Zhunyi's skillful off-the-shoulder shot, Zhang Yuning escaped and finished beautifully to defeat the Indonesian goalkeeper. He burst into tears after scoring for his team.
Minute 42: Jiang Shenglong just finished sending the ball over the opponent's crossbar. Before that, there 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 wheneng just fired a very dangerous shot from 20m away, but goalkeeper Maarten Paes grabbed the ball.
Minute 21: Goal!!! From a teammate's pass, Behram Abduweli's close-range shot opened the score for the Chinese team. Before that, there was a direct free kick from midfield by the home team.
Minute 16: The Indonesian team controlled the ball more. Their attacks have come on the right wing, where Asnawi and Sulaeman have featured.
Minute 7: From Witan Sulaeman's free kick, Jay Idzes jumped high to head 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 match schedule, in the 4th match of the 3rd qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup, the Indonesian team will face the Chinese team away.
Currently, the team from the archipelago is ranked 5th in Group C with 3 points. Coach Shin Tae-yong's team went 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 extra time to level the score at 2-2.
Meanwhile, the Chinese team is going through terrible matches. This team has not won any points after 3 matches and is at the bottom of the table, 3 points behind Indonesia. They lost heavily to Japan 0-7, then lost 1-2 to Saudi Arabia and 1-3 to Australia.
Against an opponent facing many crises like China, this is an opportunity for the Indonesian team to seek the first victory in the 3rd qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup.
Coach Shin Tae-yong has the strongest force in hand. 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 scoring record of a Southeast Asian representative in the 3rd qualifying round of the World Cup.
