World Cup Qualifiers - China National Football Team home 1-2, Saudi Arabia 2 consecutive losses, Jiang Shenglong scores goal
On September 10th at 20:00, 2026, the second round of Group C of the third stage (round of 18) of the US Canada Mexico World Cup Asian qualifiers between China and Saudi Arabia will be held at Dalian Barracuda Bay Football Stadium. In the end, China suffered a devastating 1-2 comeback and suffered consecutive defeats. In the 14th minute, Jiang Shenglong received a corner kick from Fernando and assisted with a header to score the goal; In the 16th minute, Kanu was sent off by a straight red penalty; In the 39th and 90th minutes, Kadesh scored 2 goals in the same way with color. After this battle, Saudi Arabia will score 4 points in 2 battles and China will score 0 points in 2 battles. On October 10th at 17:10, China's third round of matches will face Australia away at the Adelaide Oval 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. The 2026 US Canada Mexico World Cup will expand to 48 teams, with a total of 8.5 participating spots in the Asian region. After the first round of Group C, Japan and Bahrain have 3 points, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia have 1 point, and Australia and China have 0 point. China has clashed with Saudi Arabia 19 times in history, with China winning 6, drawing 5, and losing 8. Compared to the first round, China's Li Lei, Gao Zhunyi, Bai Helamu, and Fernando rotated Liu Yang, Yang Zexiang, Xu Haoyang, and Zhang Yuning, while Saudi Arabia only retained five players including Dawasari, Kanu, Owez, Rajami, and Tanbati.
【 Exciting Moments 】
In the 11th minute, Dawasari's long-range shot from 25 meters away was high and off center.
In the 14th minute, Fernando made a corner kick from the right and Jiang Shenglong scored with a header from the small penalty area. Jiang Shenglong scored his debut goal for China in the 12th game, leading 1-0!
In the 16th minute, Kanu fell to the ground on the right side of the midfield and stomped on Jiang Shenglong's chest. After VAR verification, Tajikistan's chief referee Kabirov sent Kanu straight red off, China 11 against 10!
In the 29th minute, Dawasari's low shot from the left side of the penalty area missed the near corner.
In the 33rd minute, Li Yuan's free kick from the left was blocked by a human wall and went out of bounds.
In the 39th minute, Dausari passed a corner kick from the left and Kadesh headed the ball from the left side of the penalty area to score. Saudi Arabia equalized, 1-1!
In the 43rd minute, Da Wusari's shot from the left side of the penalty area on the back of his foot had a kick defect.
In the 5th minute of halftime, Wu Lei's header from close range in the penalty area missed the right post.
In the 47th minute, Xie Wenneng suddenly shot a cold arrow slightly off the left side of the arc top.
In the 53rd minute, Li Yuan took a corner kick from the left and crossed it with a header from behind. Wang Shangyuan, who came on as a substitute, scored the goal with a relay header from the small penalty area. After VAR verification, Wang Shangyuan was in an offside position and the goal was invalid.
In the 71st minute, Dawasari took a low shot from the left side of the penalty area, and Wang Dalei easily seized the ball.
In the 73rd minute, Wang Shangyuan fell to the ground in the small penalty area and strafed off the right column.
In the 75th minute, the Chinese national team made a powerful shot from the right side of the penalty area, and goalkeeper Oves saved the ball.
In the 90th minute, Zhu Weier made a corner kick from the right and Kadesh headed the ball in front of the goal to score. Kadesh scored twice for Saudi Arabia's 8th appearance, while China fell 1-2 behind!
In the end, China lost 1-2 to Saudi Arabia at home.
Both sides' lineup
China (442): 14- Wang Dalei; 4- Li Lei, 5- Zhu Chenjie (87'18- Han Pengfei), 2- Jiang Guangtai (46'6- Wang Shangyuan), 3- Gao Zhunyi; 20- Xie Wenneng (87'8- Huang Zhengyu), 16- Jiang Shenglong, 21- Li Yuanyi (90+4'11- Lin Liangming), 23- Baihelamu; 7- Wu Lei (70'9-Zhang Yuning), 17- Fernando (90+4'22-Alan);
Not on the bench: 1- Yan Junling, 10- Xie Pengfei, 12- Liu Dianzuo, 13- Xu Haoyang, 15- Yang Zexiang, 19- Cheng Jin
Saudi Arabia (343): 21 Owes; 14- Kadesh, 4-Rajami (82'3-slaluli), 17- Tabati; 13 Dawusari (16 Gamdi), 8-Marki (82'6-Juvel), 23 Kanu, 12 Abdulhamid; 10 Dawasari, 9-Brican (82'15 Malan), 20 Hamdan (73'19 Muwalad);
Not on the bench: 1- Rubaii, 2- Ganem, 5- Sibiyani, 7- Ali, 11- Shehri, 18- Galib, 22- Kassar
