Saudi Arabia 1-0 China (20 Mar, 2025) Lineups

China

2026 World Cup: Who has qualified, and how the rest can make it

Built on trust: Popovic is showing faith in familiar faces, and it's working

Iran seal World Cup qualification as Taremi double earns draw

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China

2026 World Cup: Who has qualified, and how the rest can make it

Built on trust: Popovic is showing faith in familiar faces, and it's working

Iran seal World Cup qualification as Taremi double earns draw

Game Information

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Standings

WCQ - AFC News

2-0-5, 6 PTS

Salem Al-Dawsari - 50'

Lin Liangming - 45'+2'

1
Al-Aqidi
13
Boushal
14
Kadesh
17
Al-Tambakti
12
Abdulhamid
10
Al-Dawsari
6
Al-Dawsari
16
Al-Ghamdi
15
Yahya
9
Al-Brikan
7
Al-Juwayr

No.Name
1Nawaf Alaqidi
14Hassan Kadesh 4Ali Lajami
17Hassan Al-Tambakti
13Nawaf Boushal
12Saud Abdulhamid 2Muhannad Al-Shanqiti
6Nasser Al-Dawsari 8Marwan Al Sahafi
16Faisal Al Ghamdi
10Salem Al-Dawsari
15Aiman Yahya
9Feras Al-Brikan 20Abdullah Al-Salim
7Musab Al-Juwayr 11Abdullah Al-Hamddan

Substitutes
19Turki Al-Ammar
5Jehad Abdullatif Ahm
18Muhannad Yahya Saeed Al Saad
3Saad Al Mosa
22Ahmed Al-Kassar
23Ziyad Aljohani
21Hamed Al Shanqiti

14
Dalei
4
Lei
16
Shenglong
2
Guangtai
3
Zhunyi
20
Xie
6
Shangyuan
11
Liangming
10
Shihao
19
Yongjing
9
Yuning

No.Name
14Wang Dalei
16Jiang Shenglong
2Jiang Guangtai 18Han Pengfei
4Li Lei
3Gao Zhunyi 15Yang Zexiang
10Wei Shihao 7Xu Haoyang
20Xie Wenneng 13Hu Hetao
6Wang Shangyuan
9Zhang Yuning 8Li Yuanyi
11Lin Liangming
19Cao Yongjing 23Behram Abduweli

Substitutes
22Wang Ziming
12Liu Dianzuo
1Yan Junling
21Wang Haijian
17Serginho
5Wei Zhen

Al-Awwal Park

6:15 PM, 20 March 2025

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Attendance: 24,742

Referees:
Omar Al Ali

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