QINGDAO -- China ended a run of three consecutive defeats with a 2-1 win over Indonesia in the World Cup qualifiers here on Tuesday. First-half goals from Behram Abduweli and Zhang Yuning secured China's first victory in the third round of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Photo by VnExpress/Lam Thoa China opened the third round with a crushing 0-7 loss to Japan, followed by a 1-2 defeat to Saudi Arabia despite playing with more men for over 70 minutes. In their most recent outing,

China took a 2-0 lead with goals from Abuduwaili and Zhang, while Indonesia pulled one back through Haye to make it 2-1! Yellow for Idzes, for a strong foul in the attacking field. Changes in China: Zhang and Chihao Wei left to make way for Jin and Zhen Wei.

This page is now closed. Thanks for joining us. Those were the updates as Bahrain and Indonesia drew 2-2 in an AFC World Cup 2026 qualifier on Thursday, October 10:

Highlights from the match between Bahrain vs. Indonesia

Bahrain will play host to Indonesia in a AFC third round World Cup qualification fixture at Bahrain National Stadium on Thursday (October 10). The hosts are sitting at the third spot in Group B, having collected three points from two games,