Two teams at the bottom of Group C will meet each other on Tuesday afternoon China contract Indonesia in their fourth game of the AFC World Cup qualifying third round.

The home side are bottom of the table with three defeats from three games, while the visitors are fifth in the standings with three draws from three games.

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China narrowly qualified for the third round of AFC FIFA World Cup qualifying, as they finished second in their second round group with nine points, level with Thailand, but advanced thanks to a better head-to-head record, after drawing one had won the competition and drawn the rankings. other.

However, after the high of advancing to the third round, China were quickly brought back down to earth as they suffered a humbling 7-0 defeat to Japan in their opening Group C match.

Branko IvankovicThe side have since recorded a 2-1 defeat to Saudi Arabia and a 3-1 loss to Australia to leave them bottom of Group C without a single point.

Tuesday’s match against Indonesia could provide China with the perfect opportunity to take the first points, with the visitors sitting one place above them in the group table.

Shin Tae Yongwho have been in charge of Indonesia since 2020, comfortably led the side to the third round as they finished second in their second qualifying round group with 10 points, four points ahead of third-placed Vietnam.

They got off to a reasonable start in the third qualifying round, going unbeaten in their first three matches after recording three consecutive draws against Saudi Arabia, Australia and Bahrain.

While Indonesia would have been happy with two points from Saudi Arabia and Australia, they are likely to be incredibly disappointed with the draw against Bahrain as they conceded the equalizer in the 99th minute.

Shin’s will be hopeful his side can continue their unbeaten start in the group against a side who are yet to register a point on Tuesday, with the aim of moving towards the top two in search of a place at the 2026 World Cup.

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Lei Li is doubtful for this match after the defender was sent off due to injury in the 77th minute of the 3-1 defeat to Australia. Yang Liu could join the team.

Wenneng Xie scored China’s first goal of the group in that match, with their goal against Saudi Arabia being an own goal, and the striker is likely to start again here.

As for Indonesia, a side similar to the one that came within minutes of securing their first win against Bahrain in their last match could start here as they look to take all three points for the first time .

Rafael Struik And Ragnar Oratmangoen scored the goals for their side in that match, and both are likely to start in the forward positions in this match.

Possible starting lineup for China:
Cheek; Hu, Browning, Jiang, HLi; Xie, Wang, YLi, Wei; Fernandinho, Zhang

Possible starting line-up for Indonesia:
Paes; Walsh, Hilgers, Amat, Idzes, Verdonk; Risaldi, Jenner, Haye, Oratmangoen; Bow

We say: China 1-2 Indonesia

Indonesia are yet to lose a match in Group C, while China are yet to gain a single point from their opening three matches, suggesting the visitors will win this match.

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