World Cup Qualifiers - One shot from the Chinese national football team in the round of 18. In the first match of the round of 18, Japan scored 0-7 aw
On September 5th at 18:352026, the first round of Group C of the third stage (round of 18) of the US Canada Mexico World Cup Asian qualifiers between China and Japan will be held at Saitama 2002 Stadium. In the end, China suffered a 0-7 defeat. In the 12th minute, Hiroshi Endo scored with a header; In the 22nd minute, Zhang Yuning took a long-range shot and hit high, which was the only shot from China throughout the game. In the second minute of halftime stoppage time, Kaoru Miyoshi added a header to the score; In the 52nd and 58th minutes, Takumi Nanno won two cities in a row; In the 77th and 87th minutes, two substitute players, Juniya Ito and Dairan Maeda, scored two more goals; In the 5th minute of stoppage time, Kenyoung Kubo secured the score. After this battle, Japan and Bahrain won 3 points in 1 battle, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia won 0 points in 1 battle, and Australia and China won 0 points in 1 battle. On September 10th at 20:00, China will face Saudi Arabia at Dalian Barracuda Bay Football Stadium.
In the third stage of the 2026 US Canada Mexico World Cup Asian Qualifiers, 18 teams are divided into three groups, each playing two home and away matches. The top two teams from the three groups will advance to the World Cup, while the third and fourth place teams from the three groups will advance to the fourth stage. China, along with Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Indonesia, will be grouped in Group C. The 2026 US Canada Mexico World Cup will expand to 48 teams, with a total of 8.5 participating spots in the Asian region. China and Japan have clashed 37 times in history, with China winning 13, drawing 9, and losing 15. In the past 26 years of confrontation between the two sides, China's record against Japan is 14 matches, 6 draws, and 8 losses. Compared to the final round of the round of 36 between China and South Korea, China's Wu Lei, Zhang Yuning, and Li Yuanyi have replaced Fernando, Baihelamu, and Wang Shangyuan in the starting lineup.
【 Exciting Moments 】
In the 11th minute, Tang Anlu shook his head from the front of the penalty area to attack the goal, and Wang Dalei miraculously saved the ball from the bottom line.
In the 12th minute, Kenyoung Kubo passed a corner kick from the left, and with no one guarding the middle of the penalty area, Hiroshi Endo headed the ball towards the goalkeeper and headed it into the bottom left corner of the goal. Endo Airlines scored the fourth goal in Japan's 63rd game, while China fell behind 0-1!
In the 22nd minute, Wang Dalei took a big shot from the backcourt. Zhang Yuning stopped the ball with his back and turned around to shoot from the right side of the arc, which was the only shot from China in the entire game.
In the 24th minute, Kenyoung Kubo dribbled the ball from the right side to the penalty area, curved the ball, and scored it with Wang Dalei.
In the 33rd minute, there was a melee in front of the Chinese goal, and defender Hidemasa used his body to hit the ball into the goal. After VAR verification, it was found that Hidemasa Shouda committed a handball with his left arm first and the goal was invalid.
In the second minute of halftime, Kubo Jianying returned from the right flank, Tang Anlu made a diagonal pass from the right flank and scored a goal with a high jump from the left corner of the penalty area by San Dangxun. San Dong Xun scored the 8th goal in Japan's 21st game, while China fell behind 0-2!
In the 52nd minute, Takumi Nanno split on the left flank and blocked the left side of the penalty area with three strokes. Takumi Nanno inserted into the left side of the penalty area and easily grazed Jiang Shenglong before shooting from a small angle into the far corner to score a goal. China fell behind 0-3!
In the 58th minute, Hiroki Machida sent a diagonal pass from the left rib of the midfield, and Keisuke Ueda took the ball from behind at the top of the arc. Takumi Minamino forcefully broke through from the middle of the penalty area to the right side and shot into the bottom right corner of the goal. Takumi Nano scored twice, scoring the 23rd goal for Japan in their 60th game, while China fell behind 0-4!
In the 77th minute, Maeda Dairan made a bottom pass from the left to the back, Kubo Jianying made a cross from the right sideline, and substitute Ito Junya took a low shot from the right side of the penalty area. The ball hit Jiang Guangtai's foot and rolled into the far corner. Ito Junya scored his 14th goal in Japan's 55th game, while China fell behind 0-5!
In the 87th minute, Kubo Jianying scored from the right flank of the midfield, and Ito Junya sent a high-quality cross from the right. Maeda Dairan, who came on as a substitute, scored a header from the left side of the penalty area. Dairan Maeda scored the fourth goal in Japan's 19th game, while China fell behind 0-6!
In the fifth minute of stoppage time, Tanaka Bibi made a cross from the bottom line on the right side of the penalty area, Ito Chunya crossed from the back of his foot on the left side of the penalty area, and Kubo Jianying easily passed Fernando on the left side of the top of the arc before shooting the ball into the top corner of the goal. Kubo Jianying scored the 5th goal in Japan's 36th game, while China fell behind 0-7!
In the end, China lost 0-7 away to Japan.
Both sides' lineup
Japan (3421): 1- Suzuki Colorful; 16- Hiroki Machida, 3-Shogo Taniguchi, 4-panekura Hwang (71'21- Yukita Takai); 7- San Dong Xun (63'14- Ito Junya), 5- Shouda Hidemasa, 6- Endo Hang (71'17- Tanaka Bi), 10- Tang Anlu (63'11- Maeda Dairan); 8- Takumi Nanno, 20- Jianying Kubo; 9-Ueda Kiyoshi (79'19 Ogawa Hangki);
Not on the bench: 2-Yusuke Sugawara, 12-Keisuke Ohashi, 13-Keito Nakamura, 15-Daichi Kamata, 18-Takuma Asano, 22Xiongtai Nakayama, 23-Akira Tani
China (442): 14- Wang Dalei; 19- Liu Yang, 5- Zhu Chenjie, 2- Jiang Guangtai, 15- Yang Zexiang; 10- Xu Haoyang (61'23- Baihelamu), 21- Li Yuanyi (76'6- Wang Shangyuan), 16- Jiang Shenglong, 20- Xie Wenneng (46'3- Gao Zhunyi); 9-Zhang Yuning (61'17-Fernando), 7-Wu Lei (61'22-Alan);
Not on the bench: 1- Yan Junling, 4- Li Lei, 8- Wei Zhen, 11- Lin Liangming, 12- Liu Dianzuo, 13- Wang Haijian, 18- Han Pengfei
