In Group C, a first-half penalty from Ole Romeny in Jakarta was enough to end China’s chances of qualifying for the World Cup for the first time since 2002, when the tournament was staged in Asia for the first time and co-hosts South Korea and Japan didn’t have to go through continental qualifying.

The match was part of the penultimate round of Group B in the final stage of the Asian Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. Such result also ensured another historic achievement: the qualification of Jordan,

FIFA men's World Cup is approaching next year and qualifying is well underway. Most of the biggest national teams around the world are yet to book a spot in the first 48-team World Cup in the history of the competition,