FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

China vs Bahrain, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round

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China
  • 90'+3': Wang Yudong (P)
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Bahrain

    About

    China are hosting Bahrain at Chongqing Longxing Football Stadium, Chongqing, China PR, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

    Venue: Chongqing Longxing Football Stadium
    Location: Chongqing, China PR
    Attendance: 51,236

    Line-Ups

    CHN China (4-1-2-1-2)

    No. Name
    14 Wang Dalei (GK)
    3 Wei Zhen
    2 Jiang Guangtai
    16 Huang Zhengyu
    4 Li Lei
    17 Yang Zexiang
    8 Serginho
    11 Lin Liangming
    20 Xie Wenneng
    10 Wang Yudong
    9 Zhang Yuning
    China Substitutes:
    John Hou Saeter, Wang Shangyuan, Wang Shiqin, Yan Junling, Wu Shaocong, Ming-Yang Yang, Han Pengfei, Xu Haoyang, Wang Ziming, Liu Dianzuo, Liu Chengyu, Liu Zhurun.

    BHR Bahrain (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    22 Ebrahim Lutfalla (GK)
    3 Waleed Al-Hayam
    2 Amine Benaddi
    23 Abdulla Al Khalasi
    5 Hamed Al-Shamsan
    8 Mohamed Marhoon
    10 Komail Al-Aswad
    4 Sayed Dhiya Saeed
    12 Mahdi Abduljabbar
    20 Mahdi Al-Humaidan
    7 Ali Jaafar Madan
    Bahrain Substitutes:
    Vincent Ani Emmanuel, Abdulkarim Fardan, Sayed Mohamed Jaafar, Husain Al Eker, Husain Abdulkarim, Ali Abdula Haram, Hazaa Ali, Ibrahim Al Khatal, Ahmed Alsherooqi, Sayed Mahdi Baqer, Jasim Al-Shaikh, Ismail Abdullatif.

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