China and Saudi Arabia drew 1-1. Saudi Arabia controlled the ball — 74% possession — but had nothing to show for it. Best on the pitch was Salman Al Faraj, rated 8.3.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — AFC
   CHN 5-4-1·4-2-3-1 KSA
   Coach: Li Xiaopeng · H. RenardReferee: Mohamed Abdulla Hassan Mohd📍 Sharjah Stadium
2. 1. First half
   2. 24'
      

      CHN
      Yellow card
      Hao Junmin
   3. 39'
      

      CHN
      Yellow card
      Zhu Chenjie
   4. 45+1'
      

      KSA
      GOOOAL!Saleh Al-ShehriAssist: Salman Al Faraj
3. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      

      CHN
      Substitution
      ▲Dai Wai-Tsun▼Hao Junmin
   3. 59'
      

      CHN
      Substitution
      ▲Gao Tianyi▼Liu Binbin
   4. 60'
      

      KSA
      Yellow card
      A. Al Amri
   5. 66'
      

      KSA
      Substitution
      ▲Abdulaziz Al Bishi▼Hattan Bahebri
   6. 66'
      

      KSA
      Substitution
      ▲S. Abdulhamid▼M. Al Burayk
   7. 75'
      

      KSA
      Substitution
      ▲K. Al Ghannam▼Fahad Al Muwallad
   8. 76'
      

      CHN
      Substitution
      ▲Yu Dabao▼Zhang Yuning
   9. 77'
      

      CHN
      Substitution
      ▲Jin Jingdao▼Xu Xin
   10. 82'
       

       CHN
       GOOOAL!Zhu ChenjiePenalty
   11. 90+1'
       

       CHN
       Yellow card
       Yu Dabao