Saudi Arabia vs China: World Cup Qualification Clash

Saudi Arabia ✓

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HT 0–0

China

Match Summary

In the World Cup qualification match, Saudi Arabia hosted China on March 20, 2025. The game unfolded with intense moments as both teams sought crucial points in their quest for the tournament. The final score reflected the tactical battle on the pitch, leaving fans eager for future encounters.

Match Events

21'Shangyuan Wang Foul China
39'Faisal Al-Ghamdi Saudi Arabia
45+1'Liangming Lin Foul China
45+8'H. Kadesh (A. Lajami) Saudi Arabia
45'Browning Tyias (Han Pengfei) China
46'Cao Yongjing (Abduweli Behram) China
46'Gao Zhunyi (Yang Zexiang) China
50'S. Al Dawsari (S. Abdulhamid) Saudi Arabia
54'S. Abdulhamid (M. Al Shanqiti) Saudi Arabia
63'Zhang Yuning (Y. Li) China
63'Wei Shihao (Xu Haoyang) China
72'M. Al Juwayr (A. Al Hamdan) Saudi Arabia
73'F. Al Buraikan (A. Al Salem) Saudi Arabia
85'N. Al Dawsari (M. Al Sahafi) Saudi Arabia
90+1'Xie Wenneng (H. Hu) China

Statistics

Saudi Arabia		China
7	Shots on Goal	0
8	Shots off Goal	0
19	Total Shots	4
4	Blocked Shots	4
16	Shots insidebox	3
3	Shots outsidebox	1
4	Fouls	9
5	Corner Kicks	3
5	Offsides	0
80%	Ball Possession	20%
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	1
0	Goalkeeper Saves	7
743	Total passes	187
677	Passes accurate	128
91%	Passes %	68%
	expected_goals
	goals_prevented

Lineups

Saudi Arabia 4-4-2

Substitutes

21 A. M. Yousef H. G
22 A. Al Kassar G
20 A. Al Salem F
3 S. Al Mousa D
19 T. Al Ammar M
2 M. Al Shanqiti D
23 Z. Al Johani M
8 M. Al Sahafi M
4 A. Lajami D
11 A. Al Hamdan F
5 J. Thakri
18 M. Al Saad M

Coach: Herve Renard

China 4-2-3-1

14Wang Dalei

4Li Lei

16Jiang Shenglong

2Browning Tyias

3Gao Zhunyi

19Cao Yongjing

14 Wang Dalei G
3 Gao Zhunyi D
2 Browning Tyias D
16 Jiang Shenglong D
4 Li Lei D
6 Wang Shangyuan M
20 Xie Wenneng M
19 Cao Yongjing M
10 Wei Shihao M
11 Lin Liangming M
9 Zhang Yuning F

Substitutes

18 Han Pengfei D
23 Abduweli Behram F
17 Serginho M
1 Yan Junling G
12 Liu Dianzuo G
21 Wang Haijian M
5 Wei Zhen D
15 Yang Zexiang D
22 Wang Ziming F
8 Y. Li M
13 H. Hu D
7 Xu Haoyang M

Coach: Branko Ivanković

Player Stats

Top Rated: Salem Al-Dawsari (highest match rating)

Saudi Arabia

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Nawaf Al-Aqidi	G	90'	—	0	6.9
Saud Abdulhamid	D	54'	—	1	8.2
Hassan Al Tambakti	D	90'	—	0	7.9
Hassan Kadesh	D	45'	—	0	7
Nawaf Boushal	D	90'	—	0	7.3
Ayman Yahya	M	90'	—	0	7.9
Faisal Al-Ghamdi	M	90'	—	0	7.2
Nasser Al-Dawsari	M	85'	—	0	8
Salem Al-Dawsari ★ Top Rated	M	90'	1	0	8.5
Musab Al Juwayr	F	72'	—	0	7.3
Firas Al-Buraikan	F	73'	—	0	7.7
Ali Lajami sub	D	45'	—	0	6.9
Muhannad Shanqeeti sub	D	36'	—	0	7.2
Abdullah Al-Hamdan sub	F	18'	—	0	7.2
Abdullah Al-Salem sub	F	17'	—	0	6.7
Marwan Alsahafi sub	M	9'	—	0	6.3
Ahmed Al-Kassar sub	G	—	—	—	—
Hamed Al-Shanqiti sub	G	—	—	—	—
Saad Al-Mousa sub	D	—	—	—	—
Jehad Thakri sub	M	—	—	—	—
Ziyad Aljohani sub	M	—	—	—	—
Turki Al-Ammar sub	M	—	—	—	—
Muhannad Al Saad sub	M	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Nawaf Al-Aqidi	—	23/–/22%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Saud Abdulhamid	—	35/3/30%	4	9/10	3/4	2/–	0/0
Hassan Al Tambakti	—	95/–/89%	1	4/8	–/2	1/1	0/0
Hassan Kadesh	—	28/–/28%	—	4/6	—	1/–	0/0
Nawaf Boushal	–/1	76/1/69%	3	5/13	–/3	–/2	0/0
Ayman Yahya	1/3	52/2/46%	1	4/10	2/4	—	0/0
Faisal Al-Ghamdi	—	86/–/82%	4	8/14	—	–/1	0/0
Nasser Al-Dawsari	1/2	66/–/59%	4	8/13	3/3	—	0/0
Salem Al-Dawsari	3/5	87/4/77%	1	4/4	2/2	1/–	0/0
Musab Al Juwayr	–/1	75/1/67%	—	2/5	—	1/–	0/0
Firas Al-Buraikan	1/2	11/2/9%	1	8/10	1/1	1/–	0/0
Ali Lajami	—	44/–/41%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Muhannad Shanqeeti	—	35/–/33%	—	3/4	—	1/–	0/0
Abdullah Al-Hamdan	1/1	18/1/18%	—	1/1	—	—	0/0
Abdullah Al-Salem	—	7/–/3%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Marwan Alsahafi	—	5/1/4%	—	1/3	1/3	—	0/0
Ahmed Al-Kassar	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Hamed Al-Shanqiti	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Saad Al-Mousa	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Jehad Thakri	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Ziyad Aljohani	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Turki Al-Ammar	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Muhannad Al Saad	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

China

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Dalei Wang	G	90'	—	0	8.3
Zhunyi Gao	D	45'	—	0	6.6
Tyias Browning	D	45'	—	0	6.6
Shenglong Jiang	D	90'	—	0	6.3
Lei Li	D	90'	—	0	6.9
Shangyuan Wang	M	90'	—	0	6.7
Wenneng Xie	M	89'	—	0	6.2
Yongjing Cao	M	45'	—	0	6.3
Shihao Wei	M	63'	—	0	6.3
Liangming Lin	M	46'	—	0	5.5
Yuning Zhang	F	63'	—	0	6.9
Pengfei Han sub	D	45'	—	0	6.9
Zexiang Yang sub	D	45'	—	0	6.6
Baihelamu Abuduwaili sub	F	45'	—	0	6.5
Haoyang Xu sub	M	27'	—	0	6.5
Yuanyi Li sub	M	27'	—	0	6.7
Hetao Hu sub	D	1'	—	0	—
Dianzuo Liu sub	G	—	—	—	—
Junling Yan sub	G	—	—	—	—
Zhen Wei sub	D	—	—	—	—
Haijian Wang sub	M	—	—	—	—
Serginho sub	M	—	—	—	—
Ziming Wang sub	F	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Dalei Wang	—	28/–/15%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Zhunyi Gao	—	9/–/5%	1	1/3	—	–/1	0/0
Tyias Browning	—	17/–/14%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Shenglong Jiang	—	29/–/23%	1	4/9	—	—	0/0
Lei Li	—	22/–/17%	5	6/14	—	—	0/0
Shangyuan Wang	—	13/1/9%	1	2/6	1/1	–/1	1/0
Wenneng Xie	—	6/–/5%	1	2/8	–/3	—	0/0
Yongjing Cao	—	11/–/5%	2	2/4	—	—	0/0
Shihao Wei	—	4/–/3%	2	4/11	1/2	—	0/0
Liangming Lin	—	3/–/2%	1	3/11	–/3	1/4	0/1
Yuning Zhang	—	15/1/11%	1	7/13	—	–/2	0/0
Pengfei Han	—	7/–/7%	—	–/1	—	—	0/0
Zexiang Yang	—	6/–/4%	2	4/4	—	1/–	0/0
Baihelamu Abuduwaili	—	2/–/–	—	4/13	–/1	1/1	0/0
Haoyang Xu	—	4/–/2%	—	–/2	–/1	—	0/0
Yuanyi Li	—	10/–/5%	—	1/1	—	—	0/0
Hetao Hu	—	1/–/1%	—	–/1	—	—	0/0
Dianzuo Liu	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Junling Yan	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Zhen Wei	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Haijian Wang	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Serginho	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Ziming Wang	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: World Cup - Qualification Asia
Round: 3rd Round - 7
Venue: King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh
Referee: O. Al Ali