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In a match of the third round of Group C of the third stage of the World Cup Asian qualifiers (hereinafter referred to as the top 18) held on the 10th, the Chinese team, playing away, lost to the Australian team 1:3. The AFC official website said that this result means that the Chinese team continues to be at the bottom of the group with 0 points after 3 games, while the Australian team won its first victory in the top 18.
On October 10, 2024, local time, Adelaide, Australia, the third round of the third stage of the Asian qualifiers for the United States, Canada and Mexico World Cup, Australia vs. China.
The AFC official website pointed out in its analysis that both the Chinese and Australian teams performed poorly in the first two games of the top 18. The Chinese team first lost to the Japanese team 0:7, and then lost to the Saudi team 1:2 at home. The Australian team only got 1 point in the previous two games. Similar to the situation against the Saudi team, the Chinese team scored first in this game. Xie Wenneng received Zhang Yuning's header and broke the opponent's goal, scoring his first goal in his national team career.
However, the Australian team immediately launched a counterattack and took the initiative with a ball possession rate of up to 73%. In the first half stoppage time, the Chinese team had loopholes in the set-piece defense and the opponent equalized the score. In the second half, the Australian team continued to strengthen the offense and eventually scored two more goals. Wang Shangyuan said after the game: "I think this is our best performance in the three games. I hope we can get points in the next game."