On October 12, Beijing time, after nearly 11 hours of flight, the Chinese men's football team flew to Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport. At present, the national football team has lost all three games in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in the Asian round of 18, and has become the only team with 0 points in the round of 18 together with Kyrgyzstan in Group A. According to the schedule, the national football team will play Indonesia at 8 p.m. Beijing time on October 15 to try to break the embarrassing "0 points" situation.
The national football team lost all three games and finished at the bottom of the group
In this round, the national football team and Saudi Arabia in Group C lost to Australia and Japan respectively due to the gap in strength and form, while Bahrain relied on a stoppage-time goal in time to draw 2-2 at home to Indonesia. After three rounds of Group C, the qualifying situation has begun to take shape. Winning all three games and conceding 14-0, Japan led the cliff and scored more goals than the other five teams combined.
With Australia beating the national football team at home, Bahrain drawing Indonesia at home, Group C Australia, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain all have four points, Indonesia has three points from all three games, and the four teams form a stalemate in the second echelon, competing for the remaining one direct qualification spot and two play-off places. The national football team lost all three games, scoring 2-12, and although the consecutive goals put the national football team in the bottom 18 of the round of 18 above Kuwait and Palestine in Group B, the number of goals conceded is at the bottom of the cliff in Group C and the round of 18.
Before the start of the third round, Oman, Kyrgyzstan and the national football team all had zero points in the round of 18. However, Oman made a decisive change of coach, beating Kuwait 4-0 in this round and jumping to fourth place in Group B. Kyrgyzstan scored 3-7 goals and conceded six more goals than the national football team, and there is still hope of picking points against North Korea at home in the fourth round. The national football team will play Indonesia at home on October 15, and the goal is not to become the only team with zero points in the round of 18.
The national football team chartered a flight back to China to meet the next battle
This time, the national football team chose to charter a flight, and the entire flight time was 10 and a half hours. The opponent of the national football team, Indonesia, arrived on a chartered flight on the evening of October 11, and realized the "leisure and work" of the national football team in the away game. Therefore, the national football team finally chose to charter a flight back to China, which is a very rational choice from a realistic point of view. The issue of charter flights has always been a hot topic of discussion among the media and fans, and at present, the national football team has not achieved good results, criticism is normal, criticism is reasonable, and even ridicule is inevitable. But in the face of the reality, there is no need for the Chinese Football Association to "inaction" on the issue of charter flights.
Although the national football team arrived in the early hours of the same day, it was still greeted by dozens of fans who had been waiting for a long time. Some fans held up their jerseys and asked them for autographs. From getting off the bus to boarding the elevator, most of the members of the national football team remained silent. However, after suffering three consecutive defeats, it was still a little surprising that the national football team was able to get so much attention from fans.
In terms of players, it is reported that Alain, who previously missed the China-Australia game due to injury, will join the national team, and Wu Lei will have to check before determining whether to play in the Indonesian team. In the battle between China and Australia, Xie Wenneng was replaced due to injury, and he will undergo further examination after the team returns to China, and the national football coaching staff decided to recruit Cao Yongjing, the attacking forward of the national security team, when the player's injury is not clear. It is also understood that left-back Li Lei, who suffered a muscle strain in the Sino-Australian game, is currently recovering well, and he should be able to represent the team in the next preparations and games normally.
Modern Express/Hyundai+ reporter Wang Wei