On November 21, Beijing time, in the second round of Group C of the 2027 Asian Cup Qualifiers and the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers Asian Zone Phase 2 Round of 36, the Chinese team hosted the South Korean team in Shenzhen. Before the game, the starting lineups of the two teams were released.
China and South Korea have played each other many times in history, but it was not until the 2010 East Asian Cup that the national football team defeated South Korea 3-0 to end the history of invincible opponents in A-level competitions. In the last 10 meetings between the two teams, the national football team has 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses, but aside from the East Asian Cup, the two teams have won 1 and lost 2 in the last 3 World Preliminary Tournaments and Asian Cup meetings.
The last time the national football team beat South Korea was in the round of 12 in 2017, winning 1-0 thanks to Yu Dabao's winning goal. In the 2019 Asian Cup, the national football team faced the South Korean team and lost 0-2.
It is worth mentioning that the last time the two teams met in the World Preliminaries, Son Heung-min was unable to play because of the accumulation of yellow cards, and this time, including Son Heung-min, Kim Min-jae, Li Gang-in and other players who played for European giants were all listed.
In the first round of the game, the national football team reversed Thailand 2-1 away to get off to a good start, while the South Korean team defeated Singapore 5-0, and the second round of the meeting between China and South Korea, if the national football team defeated the opponent, it will rise to the top of the group, and the South Korean team can continue to lead the group as long as it remains undefeated.
For the two teams, victory or defeat may not be the most important thing, the historical grudge showdown is the top priority of this game, and the battle between China and South Korea is also the focus of the round of 36.
The starting list of the Chinese team: 1-Yan Junling, 2-Zhu Chenjie, 3-Jiang Shenglong, 4-Wei Shihao, 5-Zhang Linpeng, 6-Wang Shangyuan, 7-Wu Lei, 11-Tan Long, 15-Wu Xi, 19-Liu Yang, 21-Liu Binbin
Subs: 8-Li Ke, 9-Zhang Yuning, 10-Xie Pengfei, 12-Liu Dianzuo, 13-Dai Weijun, 14-Chen Pu, 16-Xu Haofeng, 17-Wu Shaocong, 18-Xie Weijun, 20-Li Lei, 22-Gao Tianyi, 23-Wang Dalei
South Korea's starting lineup: 1-Kim Seung-kyu, 2-Lee Ji Di, 4-Kim Min-jae, 5-Park Yong-woo, 6-Hwang In-beom, 7-Son Heung-min, 9-Cho Gyu-sung, 11-Hwang Hee-chan, 15-Jung Seung-hyun, 18-Lee Gang-in, 23-Kim Tae-hwan