1BSPORTS 1B Sports June 10th In the last round of the 18th round, with the penalty kick of 18-year-old Wang Yudong, the national football team defeated Bahrain 1-0, and finally concluded the fifth group.
The journey of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers of the Chinese men’s football team starts from the second round (the top 36 match). According to the rules, since the Chinese men’s football team ranks in the top 26 in Asia, the team was able to directly advance to the second round.
In the draw of the round of 36, the Chinese men’s football team was in the same group C as South Korea, Thailand and Singapore.
In November 2023, the Chinese men’s football team reversed Thailand 2-1 away game, and lost 0-3 to South Korea at home in the second round. After experiencing the Asian Cup in early 2024, the Chinese Football Association fired Jankovic and announced that Ivankovic took office in February 2024.
In March 2024, Ivan took office and was tied 2-2 by Singapore away. Although he defeated Singapore 4-1 at home, losing points on Singapore’s weakest opponent means that the team will face great pressure from Thailand.
In the key matches in June, the Chinese national football team drew 1-1 with Thailand at home. After this round, the Chinese national football team scored 8 points in 5 rounds but faced South Korea in the last round. Thailand played against Singapore in 5 rounds and 5 points in the last round. At this time, the goal difference became a key factor in determining qualifying.
The Chinese men’s football team lost 0-1 to South Korea in the last round of the 36th round, and Thailand went all out but only had two goals in the net against Singapore 3-1. With the super performance of Singapore goalkeeper Sonny, the Chinese football team finally advanced to the top 18 with 8 points and 0 goals in the same goal difference as Thailand, with the advantage of winning and losing against Thailand (1 win and 1 draw).
Entered the top 18 matches, the national football team lost 0-7 to Japan and set a number of shameful records. They lost a good game at home in the second game and were reversed by Saudi Arabia 1-2. But in the last two World Cup qualifiers in 2024, the Chinese national football team beat Indonesia and Bahrain in a row, and finally scored 6 points after 6 rounds, only 1 point away from the second in the group.
However, all this became a bubble in 2025. The national football team lost to Saudi Arabia, Australia and Indonesia in a row, and did not score a goal in three games. He and Bahrain teamed up to be eliminated in one round ahead of schedule.
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