Zhang Yuning (L) of China kicks the ball during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Group C match between China and Bahrain in Chongqing, southwest China, June 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)
Wang Yudong (C) of China reacts during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Group C match between China and Bahrain in Chongqing, southwest China, June 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)
Goalkeeper of China Wang Dalei reacts during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Group C match between China and Bahrain in Chongqing, southwest China, June 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)
Wang Yudong (front) of China reacts during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Group C match between China and Bahrain in Chongqing, southwest China, June 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)
Sai Erjiniao (C) of China heads the ball during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Group C match between China and Bahrain in Chongqing, southwest China, June 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)
Waleed Alhayam of Bahrain reacts after getting injured during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Group C match between China and Bahrain in Chongqing, southwest China, June 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)
Zhang Yuning (L) of China vies with Amine Benaddi of Bahrain during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Group C match in Chongqing, southwest China, June 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)
Zhang Yuning (R) of China vies with Waleed Alhayam of Bahrain during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Group C match in Chongqing, southwest China, June 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)
Referee Adel Ali Alnaqbi gestures during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Group C match between China and Bahrain in Chongqing, southwest China, June 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)
Lin Liangming (top) of China vies with Amine Benaddi of Bahrain during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Group C match in Chongqing, southwest China, June 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)
Li Lei (1st R) of China shoots during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Group C match between China and Bahrain in Chongqing, southwest China, June 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)
Wang Yudong (L) of China vies with Mahdi Abdul Jabar Hasan of Bahrain during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Group C match in Chongqing, southwest China, June 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)
Zhang Yuning (R) of China vies with Waleed Alhayam (C) of Bahrain during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Group C match in Chongqing, southwest China, June 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)
Lin Liangming (C) of China vies with Hamad Alshamsan of Bahrain during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Group C match in Chongqing, southwest China, June 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)
Head coach of China Branko Ivankovic waves before the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Group C match between China and Bahrain in Chongqing, southwest China, June 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Xingyu)
Zhang Yuning (C) of China vies with Sayed Dhiya Saeed (L) of Bahrain during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Group C match in Chongqing, southwest China, June 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Xingyu)
Starting players of China pose for a group photo before the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Group C match between China and Bahrain in Chongqing, southwest China, June 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Xingyu)
Xie Wenneng (L) of China vies with Abdulla Alkhalasi of Bahrain during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Group C match in Chongqing, southwest China, June 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)
Wang Yudong (L) of China competes during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Group C match between China and Bahrain in Chongqing, southwest China, June 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)
Yang Zexiang (R) of China vies with Amine Benaddi of Bahrain during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Group C match in Chongqing, southwest China, June 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)
Xie Wenneng (L) of China vies with Waleed Alhayam of Bahrain during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Group C match in Chongqing, southwest China, June 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)
