Bahrain vs China, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round

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Bahrain

90'+9': Waleed Al-Hayam

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China

90'+1': Zhang Yuning

About

Bahrain are hosting China at Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Match Commentary

19': Hu Hetao (China) Substitution at 19'
20': Behram Abduweli (China) Yellow Card at 20'
37': Lin Liangming (China) Yellow Card at 37'
45': Xu Haoyang (China) Substitution at 45'
68': Mahdi Al-Humaidan (Bahrain) Substitution at 68'
68': Abdulwahab Al-Malood (Bahrain) Substitution at 68'
72': Wang Ziming (China) Substitution at 72'
72': Cao Yongjing (China) Substitution at 72'
74': Ibrahim Al Khatal (Bahrain) Substitution at 74'
84': Wang Haijian (China) Substitution at 84'
90'+1': Zhang Yuning (China) Goal at 91'
90'+4': Vincent Ani Emmanuel (Bahrain) Yellow Card at 94'
90'+9': Waleed Al-Hayam (Bahrain) Red Card at 99'

Statistics

CHN		BHR
13	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	1
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	3
1	Saves	2
29.3	Possession	70.7
7	SHOTS	6
3	ON GOAL	1
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
2	Blocked Shots	2
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Bahrain National Stadium
Location: Riffa, Bahrain
Attendance: 7,921

WCQ - AFC Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Japan	6	+20	16
2	Australia	6	+1	7
3	Indonesia	6	-3	6
4	Saudi Arabia	6	-3	6

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Bahrain (3-4-3)

No.	Name
22	Ebrahim Lutfalla (GK)
3	Waleed Al-Hayam
4	Sayed Dhiya Saeed
2	Amine Benaddi
14	Ali Abdula Haram
15	Abbas Al-Asfoor
8	Mohamed Marhoon
23	Vincent Ani Emmanuel
12	Mahdi Abduljabbar
19	Komail Al-Aswad
7	Ali Jaafar Madan

Bahrain Substitutes:

Ahmed Alsherooqi, Ahmed Nabeel, Mahdi Al-Humaidan, Ibrahim Al Khatal, Sayed Mahdi Baqer, Sayed Mohamed Jaafar, Sayed Al Wadaei, Moses Atede Jona, Hamed Al-Shamsan, Ammar Mohamed, Abdulwahab Al-Malood, Hazaa Ali.

China (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
14	Wang Dalei (GK)
5	Zhu Chenjie
16	Jiang Shenglong
4	Li Lei
19	Yang Zexiang
23	Behram Abduweli
6	Wang Shangyuan
10	Wei Shihao
11	Lin Liangming
8	Li Yuanyi
9	Zhang Yuning

China Substitutes:

Cao Yongjing, Jin Cheng, Huang Zhengyu, Liu Dianzuo, Yan Junling, Wang Haijian, Han Pengfei, Jiang Guangtai, Hu Hetao, Xu Haoyang, Wang Ziming, Wei Zhen.

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