Saudi Arabia beat China 1-0. The winner had to work for it: 1 from 19 shots. China played with ten from minute 45. Best on the pitch was Salem Al Dawsari, rated 8.5.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — AFC
   KSA 4-4-2·4-2-3-1 CHN
   Coach: Hervé Jean-Marie Roger Renard · Branko IvankovićReferee: O. Al Ali📍 King Saud University Stadium
2. 1. First half
   2. 21'
      

      CHN
      Yellow card
      Wang Shangyuan
   3. 39'
      

      KSA
      VAR review
      F. Al Ghamdi
   4. 45'
      

      CHN
      Substitution
      ▲Han Pengfei▼Browning Tyias
   5. 45+1'
      

      CHN
      Red card
      Lin Liangming
   6. 45+8'
      

      KSA
      Substitution
      ▲A. Lajami▼H. Kadesh
3. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      

      CHN
      Substitution
      ▲Abduweli Behram▼Cao Yongjing
   3. 46'
      

      CHN
      Substitution
      ▲Yang Zexiang▼Gao Zhunyi
   4. 50'
      

      KSA
      GOOOAL!Salem Al DawsariAssist: S. Abdulhamid
   5. 54'
      

      KSA
      Substitution
      ▲M. Al Shanqiti▼S. Abdulhamid
   6. 63'
      

      CHN
      Substitution
      ▲Y. Li▼Zhang Yuning
   7. 63'
      

      CHN
      Substitution
      ▲Xu Haoyang▼Wei Shihao
   8. 72'
      

      KSA
      Substitution
      ▲A. Al Hamdan▼M. Al Juwayr
   9. 73'
      

      KSA
      Substitution
      ▲A. Al Salem▼Firas Al-Buraikan
   10. 85'
       

       KSA
       Substitution
       ▲M. Al Sahafi▼Nasser Al-Dawsari
   11. 90+1'
       

       CHN
       Substitution
       ▲H. Hu▼Xie Wenneng