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China manages to win in an agonising finale.
Bahrain 0-1 China
Waleed Al Hayam, Bahrain.
Vincent Emmanuel, Bahrain.
Eight added minutes.
Unbelievable what has just happened in less than three minutes! Now it’s Zhang Yuning who scores after receiving a pass in the centre of the box and firing into the keeper’s far post. 
Bahrain 0-1 China
The referee was informed by the VAR that the goal was offside and the goal was disallowed.
So hard did Bahrain try that they finally managed to score! After a great cross into the box by Abdulwahab Al Malood, the ball fell to Ali Haram who controlled with his chest and shot with his right foot.
Bahrain 1-0 China
China
IN:
Wang Haijian
OUT:
Wang Shangyuan
Another corner kick for China, now from the other side.
Second corner kick for China.
Bahrain
IN:
Ebrahim Mubarak Al-Khattal
OUT:
Mahdi Abd Al Jabar
China
IN:
Wang Ziming
Cao Yongjing
OUT:
Behram Abduweli
Shihao Wei
Bahrain
IN:
Abdulwahab Al Malood
Mahdi Alhumaidan
OUT:
Ali Madan
Abbas Al Asfoor
Back and forth game, more in favour of Bahrain, but they make a lot of mistakes in the attacking zone.
It looked like the referee was giving a penalty in favour of Bahrain but he blew for simulation of the home player and the ball went in favour of China.
It was a very clear penalty.
Great save by the home keeper and it is the second corner kick for China.
First corner kick of the match in favour of China.
Bahrain continues to attack but China resists and defends well in their zone.
Bahrain 0-0 China
China
IN:
Xu Haoyang
OUT:
Li Yuanyi
Very little has happened in the game.
Bahrain 0-0 China
Five added minutes.
Bahrain come close but they are not effective in finishing the play.
Liangming Lin, China.
Very few new developments so far in the match.
Third corner kick for Bahrain.
The game is very tight in midfield, and the Chinese defence is positioning itself very well.
That’s three offsides for Bahrain.
Behram Abduweli, China.
China
IN:
Hetao Hu
OUT:
Li Lei through injury
Approach by Bahrain after a low cross from the left flank but the ball goes past the Chinese attackers and defenders.
China start to come out of their zone looking to generate danger in attack.
Ball possession its very much in favour of the home side with 81%.
Second corner kick for Bahrain.
First corner kick, in favour of Bahrain.
The ball is already rolling at Bahrain National Stadium.
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh
Assistant 1: Mohammad Alkalaf
Assistant 2: Ahmad Moannes Alroalle
Fourth official: Sultan Alhammadi (UAE)
The protocol anthems of each country are coming up and we are ready to bring you as much information as we can from Riffa.


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1 – Yan Junling
12 – Liu Dianzuo
2 – Jiang Guangtai
3 – Wei Zhen
18 – Han Pengfei
13 – Hetao Hu
17 – Huang Zhengyu
7 – Xu Haoyang
21 – Wang Haijian
15 – Cheng Jin
20 – Cao Yongjing
22 – Wang Ziming

1 – Ammar Mohamed
21 – Sayed Jaafar
5 – Hamad Shamsan
16 – Sayed Baqer
6 – Ahmed Nabeel
9 – Hussain Abdulkarim
13 – Moses Atede
17 – Hazaa Ali
18 – Abdulrahman Ahmedi
10 – Abdulwahab Al Malood
20 – Mahdi Alhumaidan
11 – Ebrahim Mubarak Al-Khattal

China 2-1 Indonesia
Australia 3-1 China
China 1-2 Saudi Arabia
Japan 7-0 China
South Korea 1-0 China
Saudi Arabia 0-0 Bahrain
Bahrain 2-2 Indonesia
Bahrain 0-5 Japan
Australia 0-1 Bahrain
United Arab Emirates 1-1 Bahrain


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Welcome back to VAVEL.com’s coverage of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers: Bahrain vs China live!
My name is Miguel Niño and I will be your host for this match. We’ll be bringing you the match preview, score updates and live news here on VAVEL.
We will soon share with you the starting line-ups for the Bahrain vs China live match, as well as the latest information from the Bahrain National Stadium. Don’t miss a single detail of the live match updates and commentary from VAVEL’s coverage.
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This is the kick-off time for the match Bahrain vs China on 14 November 2024 in different countries:
Argentina: 11:00 AM
Bolivia: 10:00 AM
Brazil: 11:00 AM
Chile: 11:00 AM
Colombia: 9:00 AM
Ecuador: 9:00 AM
USA (ET): 9:00 AM
Spain: 3:00 PM
Mexico: 8:00 AM
Paraguay: 11:00 AM
Peru: 9:00 AM
Uruguay: 11:00 AM
Venezuela: 10:00 AM
These are China’s squad for the two knockout games against Bahrain and Japan.


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The following are the squad for Bahrain’s two qualifiers against China and Australia.


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For their part, the Chinese national football team, coached by fellow Croatian Branko Ivanković, ranked 92nd in the FIFA rankings, have not had a good start to the third round of the Asian qualifiers, having won just one match and lost three others.
The recent win over Indonesia, plus losses to Japan, Saudi Arabia and Australia have them at the bottom of Group C with just three points and a goal difference of -9.
The Dragons will need to win this game if they are to stay alive for another World Cup. They will also be looking for their first ever win over the Bahreinese. 
The Bahrain national football team coached by Croatian Dragan Talajić, ranked 76th in the FIFA rankings, have performed acceptably so far in the World Cup qualifiers, winning one game, drawing two and losing one.
The win against Australia, draws against Indonesia and Saudi Arabia, plus the loss to Japan, has them in fourth place and in a position to contest the next round of qualifiers with five points alongside Australia and Saudi Arabia.
The Dilmun Warriors will be looking for their first-ever win over the Chinese, as all four meetings have ended in draws.
Japan, qualified for the Qatar 2022 World Cup where they topped their group with six points, facing Spain, Germany and Costa Rica, and were eliminated in the Round of 16 by the Netherlands on penalties after a 1-1 draw. In the second round of the current qualifiers they finished top of Group B winning all six of their games against North Korea, Syria and Burma with 18 points.
Australia, also qualified for the previous World Cup where they qualified for the Round of 16 after finishing second in Group D with six points, facing France, Tunisia and Denmark, being eliminated in the Round of 16 by champions Argentina 2-1. In the second round of the current qualifiers they finished top of Group I winning all six of their games against Palestine, Lebanon and Bangladesh with 18 points.
Saudi Arabia, also took part in the 2022 World Cup, however they were eliminated in the group stage as bottom of their group with three points and had to face Argentina, Poland and Mexico. In the second round of the current qualifiers they finished second in Group G with 13 points against Jordan, Tajikistan and Pakistan.
Bahrain, have never participated in a World Cup in their entire history. In the second round of the current qualifiers they finished second in group H with 11 points against United Arab Emirates, Yemen and Nepal.
Indonesia, too, have never participated in any World Cup in their history. In the second round of the current qualifiers they finished second in Group F with 10 points against Iraq, Vietnam and the Philippines.
China, has only participated in one World Cup, which was in the edition held in North Korea and Japan in 2002, being eliminated in the group stage, losing all three games against Brazil, Turkey and Costa Rica. In the second round of the current qualifiers they finished second in group C with 8 points against South Korea, Thailand and Singapore.
The Bahrain vs China match will be played at the Bahrain National Stadium, located in the city of Riffa, in Bahrain. The stadium, which opened in 1982, has a capacity of 30,000 spectators.

Welcome to VAVEL.com’s coverage of the AFC World Cup 2026 Qualifiers: Bahrain vs China live!
My name is Miguel Niño and I will be your host for this match. We’ll be bringing you pre-match analysis, score updates and live news here on VAVEL.

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