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China 1-1 Saudi Arabia.
93'
Saleh Al-Shehri's shot from inside the box is tipped over, but was ruled offside.
90'
Four more minutes are added.
82'
China Goal
#20 Zhu takes the penalty kick and tricks the goalkeeper to tie the game 1-1.
80'
The referee has awarded China a penalty kick.
77'
Jingdao and Dabao enter
Yuning and Xin leave
Changes for China.
75'
Al-Ghanamm in, Al-Muwallad out.
Saudi Arabia change.
72'
Salem Al-Dawsari with a shot from outside the box that the goalkeeper once again blocked.
66'
Al-Bishi and Saud Abdulhamid join the team.
Al-Breik and Bahebri leave.
Changes for Arabia.
64'
Salem Al-Dawsari with a long drive and a cross shot that is saved by the goalkeeper.
63'
Hattan Bahebri with a mid-range shot that goes high.
60'
Abdulelah Ali Awadh Al Amri of Arabia is cautioned.
59'
Tianyi in and Binbin out, change from China.
57'
Ahmed Sharahili had the second, but his shot from inside the box went just wide.
53'
Goal disallowed for China, by Yuning Zhang, who was in an advanced position.
48'
Fahad Al Muwallad's shot goes over the side of the goal.
46'
Dai entered and Junmin left, change from China.
46'
The second half begins between China and Saudi Arabia.
Half time
China 0-1 Saudi Arabia.
45'
Goal Arabia
Saleh Al-Shehri appears at the near post to head home from a corner kick to make it 1-0.
Two more minutes are added.
44'
Precise service that Salem Al-Dawsari fails to make good contact with the head.
39'
Zhu Chenjie is cautioned for a hard tackle.
34'
Salem Al-Dawsari's overlapping cross is covered by the defender with a punctual sweep.
31'
Salem Al-Dawsari with a shot from outside the box that finds an offensive deflection and the ball goes over the top.
26'
Hattan Bahebri's instep shot from outside the area goes over the goal.
24'
Hao Junmin was cautioned and the play was even reviewed by the VAR for a possible sending-off, which in the end was not given.
15'
Hattan Bahebri's mid-range shot and the ball passes very close to the goal.
11'
More dominance from Saudi Arabia, but still without causing depth.
4'
The direct free kick is taken, but Saudi Arabia is penalized for offside.
3'
Strong foul in the middle of the field, but the referee only penalized the infraction.
0'
The game between China and Saudi Arabia begins.
Minutes away
In a few minutes, the action will begin for the clash between China and Saudi Arabia.
Countries 16 and 17
To reiterate, with Japan's away win over Australia earlier on Thursday, both Saudi Arabia and Japan have secured their tickets to the Qatar 2022 World Cup, joining South Korea and Iran.
Saudi Arabia substitutes
2 Hassan Al Tambakti
16 Sami Al-Naji
15 Ali Al-Hassan
14 Moteb Alharbi
1 Mohammed Al-Rubaie
3 Abdullah Madu
5 Ziyad Al Sahafi
12 Saud Abdulhamid
18 Abdulrahman Ghareeb
20 Abdulaziz Al-Bishi
22 Fawaz Al-Qarni
9 Khalid Al-Ghannam
China substitutes
7 Tong Lei
10 Zhang Xizhe
16 Jin Jingdao
4 Wang Shenchao
12 Liu Dianzuo
22 Yu Dabao
14 Gao Tianyi
18 Ji Xiang
11 Long Tan
23 Wang Dalei
6 Tyias Browning
17 Tsun Dai
XI Saudi Arabia
21 Mohammed Al-Owais, 6 Mohammed Al-Burayk, 4 Abdulelah Al-Amri, 17 Ahmed Sharahili, 13 Yasir Al-Shahrani, 23 Mohamed Kanno, 7 Salman Al-Faraj, 19 Fahad Al Muwallad, 8 Hattan Bahebri, 10 Salem Al-Dawsari, 11 Saleh Al-Shehri.
XI China
1 Junling Yan, 5 L. Zhang, 20 C. Zhu, 19 Y. Liu, 3 Z. Gao, 2 Z. Zheng, 21 Binbin Liu, 13 Xin Xu, 8 Junmin Hao, 15 Lisheng Liao, 9 Yuning Zhang.
Already warming up
The Saudi Arabian players took the field a few minutes ago and began their warm-up phase.
The results
So far, these are the results of the Asian qualifiers for Qatar 2022:
Australia 0-2 Japan
South Korea 2-0 Iran
Vietnam 0-1 China.
How does Saudi Arabia arrive?
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia is in second place in the section with 19 points, although Japan's victory over Australia has given them an automatic berth in the World Cup.
How does China arrive?
China has won only one game and is in fifth place in Group B with no chance of advancing, even to a re-qualification.
Start
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What time is China vs Saudi Arabia match for World Cup Qualifiers 2022?
This is the start time of the game China vs Saudi Arabia of March 24th in several countries:
Argentina: 12:00 PM in Star +
Bolivia: 11:00 AM in Star +
Brazil: 12:00 PM
Chile: 11:00 AM in Star +
Colombia: 10:00 AM in Star +
Ecuador: 10:00 AM in Star +
United States (ET): 11:00 AM in Star +
Spain: 4:00 PM
Mexico: 9:00 AM in Star +
Paraguay: 12:00 PM in Star +
Peru: 11:00 AM in Star +
Uruguay: 12:00 PM in Star +
Last games
Saudi Arabia has the advantage in the last five matches with a record of three wins, one draw and one loss, highlighting that in the first leg of these qualifiers they took all three points at home:
Saudi Arabia 3-2 China, 2021 World Cup Qualifiers
Saudi Arabia 0-1 China, 2015 AFC Asian Cup
China 0-0 Saudi Arabia, 2013 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers
Saudi Arabia 0-1 China, 2013 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers
China 1-4 Saudi Arabia, 2009 Friendly Match
Key player Saudi Arabia
Despite a two-goal defeat in the last match, goalkeeper Mohammed Al-Owais has been key in keeping a clean sheet on several occasions, which has been reflected in valuable points that now put them at the top of the section.
Key player China
Xu Xin is one of the most talented players in the Chinese team due to his recovery in the midfield and his mid-range shot, scoring the only goal in the last defeat against Vietnam by 3-1.
Last roster Saudi Arabia
21 Mohammed Al-Owais, 13 Yaseer Al-Shahrani, 5 Ali Hadi Albulayhi, 2 Sultan Al-Ghanam, 4 Abdulelah Al-Amri, 15 Ali Al-Hassan, 23 Mohamed Kanno, 10 Salem Al-Dawsari, 8 Abdulelah Almalki, 19 Fahad Al Muwallad, 9 Feras Al Brikan.
Last roster China
1 Yan Junling, 6 Tyias Browning, 4 Wang Shenchao, 20 Zhu Chenjie, 5 Zhang Linpeng, 18 Luo Guofu, 15 Wu Xi, 21 Tsun Dai, 13 Xu Xin, 7 Wu Lei, 11 Alan.
Saudi Arabia: securing passage
With the direct game between Australia and Japan, Saudi Arabia has an unbeatable opportunity to take advantage of this game and once and for all secure its ticket to the World Cup, where it leads Group B with 19 points and only one defeat, having just lost 2-0 to Saudi Arabia.
China: to pull out all the stops
With only one win in eight games, the Chinese national team is more than eliminated for Qatar 2022, but at least they will try to give their fans some joy and put their opponents on the back foot, with the mission of not being at the bottom of the group.
The Kick-off
The China vs Saudi Arabia match will be played at the Sharjah Stadium, in Sharjah, China. The kick-off is scheduled at 11:00 am ET.
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