The Chinese men's football team 0-1 Indonesia missed the 2026 US-Canada-Mexico World Cup one round ahead of schedule

On the evening of the 5th, the Chinese men's football team lost 0-1 to the Indonesian team, known as the "second team of the Netherlands", in the 9th round of the round of 18 of the 3rd stage of the 2026 World Cup Asian qualifiers.The last time the Chinese team lost to the Indonesian team, it was in the 1957 World Cup qualifiers, when they lost 0:2 to the Indonesian team.

After the Chinese team missed the World Cup one round ahead of schedule, the players were depressed

Ahead of this match, Indonesia have 9 points in Group C, while Bahrain and China men's football teams both have 6 points. In addition, due to the goal difference behind a lot, so the Chinese team has no way to retreat in this game, and must win to impact the next round of the selection round.

Indonesia advanced to the next round of qualifying. As a result, China scored only 6 points with 2 wins and 7 losses, and Indonesia scored 12 points with 3 wins and 3 losses, and China was sure to miss the 2026 World Cup. With Bahrain also holding on to six points after a 2-0 defeat to Saudi Arabia, Indonesia sealed their play-off chances early in order to qualify for the World Cup in the play-offs. The top three teams in the group are Japan, Australia and Saudi Arabia. Japan has already secured the World Cup ticket in advance, and Australia is three points ahead of third-placed Saudi Arabia with one round remaining, and has an 8 more goal difference, and the situation of directly qualifying for the World Cup is very good.

In the 40th minute of the game, Indonesia's Kambuwaya fell in the penalty area, and the referee ruled that the Chinese team Yang Zexiang had committed a foul after VAR, and the Indonesian team won a penalty. Romemeni steadily pushed the Chinese team's goal, and the Chinese team fell behind 0-1. Subsequently, the Chinese team struggled to organize an effective attack and was unable to pose a threat to the Indonesian goal. In the end, the score of 0-1 remained until the end, and the Chinese men's football team suffered four consecutive defeats after two consecutive wins.