Tonight at 19:00 Beijing time, the last round of Group C of the third phase of the World Cup qualifiers in the Asian region, the Chinese national football team is in Chongqing Longxing Football Stadium, against Bahrain. Both teams have been confirmed to miss the 2026 World Cup after the last round. The Chinese national team needs to win in this game to get rid of the bottom of the group.
[Records of both sides]
Before the last round of the game, the Chinese national team had 2 wins, 7 losses and 6 points, with a goal difference of -14, ranking last in the group; Bahrain had 1 win, 3 draws and 5 losses, with a goal difference of -10, ranking fifth in the group.
In the first round of the two sides, the Chinese national football team defeated Bahrain 1-0 with Zhang Yuning’s final victory away.
In the past four World Cup qualifiers, the Chinese national football team has suffered four consecutive losses and scored only 1 goal. Bahrain has not won any victory after defeating Australia in the first round and has lost all three rounds.
[Personnel Information]
In terms of the national football team, Hu Hetao suffered from ligament and meniscus injuries, Zhu Chenjie and Cao Yongjing also missed the last round of the game due to injuries, and Wei Shihao was suspended due to cumulative yellow cards. The national football team recruited Hou Yongyong and Liu Zhurun, which was also the first time that Hou Yongyong was selected for the national football team competition list. Xie Wenneng and Lin Liangming, who were suspended in the last round, returned to work after being suspended.
Baring sent a 23-man roster with an average age of 30.2 years old. Young player Said Vadaiy, who played for Huang Qian U17, was not selected. Nigerian naturalized Vincent Emanuel, who participated in the first round of the national football team, was on the list.
The two teams have a 23-man roster in this game
【Historical Confrontation】
The two sides had their first A-level match at the Asian Games in 1986. In history, the two teams had 8 matches, and the national team had 4 wins and 4 draws remained unbeaten. However, except for this World Cup qualifier 1-0 away game, the national team had already tied with Bahrain for four consecutive times.
Baling’s coach Tarajic once coached for a short time in Henan Jianye team, leading the team to 7 games, with a record of 1 win, 1 draw and 5 losses. He had played against the national team coach Ivankovic three times, all of which were defeated. As the coach, Ivan has played against Bahrain 6 times, and won 5 wins and 1 draw.
[Referee Group Information]
Referee: Adel Ali Al-Naqbi, UAE)
First Assistant Referee: Ahmed Saeed Al-Rashdi (UAE)
Second Assistant Referee: Sabet Obaid Al-Ali (UAE)
Fourth Official: Ahmed Eisa Darwish (UAE)
Video Assistant Referee: Meshari Ali Al-Shamari (Qatar)
Video Assistant Referee: Mohammed Ahmed Al-Shammari (Qatar)
Video Assistant Referee: Mohammed Ahmed Al-Shammari (Qatar)
【National Football Schedule】
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