International Friendly

China vs Curacao, 2026 International Friendly

· International Friendly
China
  • 45'+2': Wei Shihao
  • 59': Zhang Yuning
FT
2 - 0
Curacao

    About

    China are hosting Curacao at Accor Stadium, Sydney, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Sherel Floranus.
    • 2': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Joshua Brenet.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Zhang Yuning (China PR) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Wang Shangyuan with a cross following a corner.
    • 6': Foul by Yang Xi (China PR).
    • 6': Kenji Gorré (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Sherel Floranus.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Xie Wenneng (China PR) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liu Yang.
    • 11': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Curaçao).
    • 11': Wang Shangyuan (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Xie Wenneng (China PR).
    • 12': Livano Comenencia (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Livano Comenencia (Curaçao).
    • 13': Xie Wenneng (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Curaçao) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 18': Brandley Kuwas (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Zhu Chenjie (China PR).
    • 23': Foul by Wang Yudong (China PR).
    • 23': Riechedly Bazoer (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Kenji Gorré (Curaçao).
    • 24': Yang Xi (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Wei Shihao (China PR) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Xie Wenneng.
    • 26': (China PR) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Back pass by Joshua Brenet (Curaçao).
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Wei Shihao (China PR) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Wang Shangyuan.
    • 28': Brandley Kuwas (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Xu Bin (China PR).
    • 30': Offside, Curaçao. Brandley Kuwas is caught offside.
    • 31': Brandley Kuwas (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Foul by Wang Yudong (China PR).
    • 31': Wang Yudong (China PR) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 32': Delay in match because of an injury Juninho Bacuna (Curaçao).
    • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 35': Foul by Xu Bin (China PR).
    • 35': Juninho Bacuna (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 35': Xu Bin (China PR) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 38': Corner, Curaçao. Conceded by Liu Haofan.
    • 39': Foul by Brandley Kuwas (Curaçao).
    • 39': Zhu Chenjie (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Wang Shangyuan (China PR) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Curaçao) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 44': Foul by Zhang Yuning (China PR).
    • 44': Riechedly Bazoer (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Joshua Brenet (Curaçao) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sontje Hansen.
    • 45': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Curaçao).
    • 45': Xie Wenneng (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Goal! China PR 1, Curaçao 0. Wei Shihao (China PR) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Zhang Yuning with a headed pass.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, China PR 1, Curaçao 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins China PR 1, Curaçao 0.
    • 45': Substitution, China PR. Behram Abduweli replaces Xie Wenneng.
    • 45': Substitution, Curaçao. Gervane Kastaneer replaces Brandley Kuwas.
    • 45': Substitution, Curaçao. Jearl Margaritha replaces Sontje Hansen.
    • 45': Substitution, Curaçao. Jeremy Antonisse replaces Kenji Gorré.
    • 45': Substitution, Curaçao. Tahith Chong replaces Juninho Bacuna.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Wei Shihao (China PR) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Eloy Room (Curaçao). Assisted by Wang Yudong.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Wang Yudong (China PR) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yang Xi with a cross.
    • 49': Foul by Xu Bin (China PR).
    • 49': Leandro Bacuna (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Delay in match because of an injury Leandro Bacuna (Curaçao).
    • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Jeremy Antonisse (Curaçao) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tahith Chong.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Xu Bin (China PR) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wei Shihao.
    • 57': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Curaçao).
    • 57': Wang Yudong (China PR) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 57': Offside, China PR. Liu Haofan is caught offside.
    • 58': Liu Haofan (China PR) is shown the yellow card.
    • 59': Foul by Yang Xi (China PR).
    • 59': Riechedly Bazoer (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Tahith Chong (Curaçao).
    • 59': Wang Shangyuan (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Goal! China PR 2, Curaçao 0. Zhang Yuning (China PR) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 62': Foul by Jeremy Antonisse (Curaçao).
    • 62': Yang Xi (China PR) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 62': Jeremy Antonisse (Curaçao) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Delay in match because of an injury Yang Xi (China PR).
    • 63': Substitution, Curaçao. Tyrese Noslin replaces Joshua Brenet.
    • 63': Substitution, Curaçao. Roshon van Eijma replaces Riechedly Bazoer.
    • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 64': Foul by Gervane Kastaneer (Curaçao).
    • 64': Wang Yudong (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Sherel Floranus (Curaçao) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Antonisse.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Jearl Margaritha (Curaçao) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 66': Corner, Curaçao. Conceded by Wang Yudong.
    • 67': Substitution, China PR. Huang Jiahui replaces Xu Bin.
    • 67': Substitution, China PR. Hu Hetao replaces Liu Yang.
    • 67': Substitution, China PR. Cheng Jin replaces Wang Shangyuan.
    • 68': Foul by Wang Yudong (China PR).
    • 68': Tyrese Noslin (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Tyrese Noslin (Curaçao) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 71': Foul by Huang Jiahui (China PR).
    • 71': Tahith Chong (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Wei Shihao (China PR) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 74': Corner, Curaçao. Conceded by Zhu Chenjie.
    • 76': Foul by Jeremy Antonisse (Curaçao).
    • 76': Wei Shihao (China PR) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Substitution, China PR. Lin Liangming replaces Wang Yudong.
    • 77': Substitution, China PR. Liu Chengyu replaces Zhang Yuning.
    • 77': Substitution, China PR. Kuai Jiwen replaces Wei Shihao.
    • 79': Foul by Cheng Jin (China PR).
    • 79': Tahith Chong (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Cheng Jin (China PR) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 80': Substitution, Curaçao. Kevin Felida replaces Livano Comenencia.
    • 80': Substitution, Curaçao. Godfried Roemeratoe replaces Leandro Bacuna.
    • 82': Foul by Hu Hetao (China PR).
    • 82': Tyrese Noslin (Curaçao) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 82': Corner, Curaçao. Conceded by Behram Abduweli.
    • 84': Foul by Kevin Felida (Curaçao).
    • 84': Kuai Jiwen (China PR) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Kevin Felida (Curaçao) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Kuai Jiwen (China PR).
    • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 86': Foul by Kuai Jiwen (China PR).
    • 86': Kevin Felida (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Substitution, China PR. Umidjan Yusup replaces Zhu Chenjie.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Sherel Floranus (Curaçao) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Yan Junling (China PR). Assisted by Kevin Felida.
    • 90': Foul by Lin Liangming (China PR).
    • 90': Tahith Chong (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Second Half ends, China PR 2, Curaçao 0.
    • 0': Match ends, China PR 2, Curaçao 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue: Accor Stadium
    Location: Sydney, Australia
    Attendance: 7,578

    Line-Ups

    CHN China (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Yan Junling (GK)
    18 Liu Haofan Yellow Card
    5 Zhu Chenjie
    19 Liu Yang
    23 Yang Xi
    6 Wang Shangyuan
    26 Xu Bin Yellow Card
    20 Wang Yudong Yellow Card
    7 Xie Wenneng
    10 Wei Shihao
    9 Zhang Yuning
    China Substitutes:
    Liu Dianzuo, Ma Zhen, Li Zhenquan, Hu Hetao, Ba Dun, Li Yang, Gao Tianyi, Umidjan Yusup, Huang Zhengyu, Kuai Jiwen, Behram Abduweli, Huang Jiahui, Jin Cheng, Liu Chengyu, Lin Liangming.

    CUW Curacao (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Eloy Room (GK)
    24 Riechedly Bazoer
    3 Juriën Gaari
    5 Sherel Floranus
    20 Joshua Brenet
    7 Juninho Bacuna
    8 Livano Comenencia
    10 Leandro Bacuna
    9 Brandley Kuwas
    14 Kenji Gorré
    12 Sontje Hansen
    Curacao Substitutes:
    Trevor Doornbusch, Ar'jany Martha, Shurandy Sambo, Tyrese Noslin, Gervane Kastaneer, Jearl Margaritha, Tahith Chong, Kevin Felida, Jeremy Antonisse, Tyrick Bodak, Roshon van Eijma, Godfried Roemeratoe.

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