China 3-2 Vietnam (Oct 7, 2021) Team Stats

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After years in the doldrums, Chinese football shows hint of life in AFC Champions League Elite

Football Australia back Graham Arnold for Socceroos WCQs

What we learned as the third round of Asian qualifiers for the World Cup got underway

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Vietnam

After years in the doldrums, Chinese football shows hint of life in AFC Champions League Elite

Football Australia back Graham Arnold for Socceroos WCQs

What we learned as the third round of Asian qualifiers for the World Cup got underway

Form

Form

Head To Head Record

Game Information

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Standings

WCQ - AFC News

0-0-3, 0 PTS

Yuning Zhang - 53'
Wu Lei - 75', 90'+5'

Ho Tan Tài - 80'
Tien Linh Nguyen - 90'

LAST FIVE GAMES				Date	COMPETITION
L	China	0 - 1	Japan	Sep 7, 2021	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
L	Australia	3 - 0	China	Sep 2, 2021	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
W	China	3 - 1	Syria	Jun 15, 2021	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
W	China	5 - 0	Maldives	Jun 11, 2021	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
W	China	2 - 0	Philippines	Jun 7, 2021	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

LAST FIVE GAMES				Date	COMPETITION
L	Vietnam	0 - 1	Australia	Sep 7, 2021	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
L	Saudi Arabia	3 - 1	Vietnam	Sep 2, 2021	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
L	United Arab Emirates	3 - 2	Vietnam	Jun 15, 2021	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
W	Malaysia	1 - 2	Vietnam	Jun 11, 2021	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
W	Vietnam	4 - 0	Indonesia	Jun 7, 2021	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

					Date	COMPETITION
China		3 - 0		Vietnam	Jun 8, 2012	International Friendly

Sharjah Stadium

1:00 PM, October 7, 2021

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Chinese football looked to have hit an all-time low but a glimmer of hope was offered in Tuesday's ACL Elite action.

Football Australia chief executive James Johnson has backed Socceroos boss Graham Arnold to rebound from a winless start to the third phase of Asian qualification, saying the organisation would "put our faith" in the coach to engineer a turnaround.

From the Japanese juggernaut to numerical deficits not mattering, here's what we learnt from the third round of Asian qualifiers.

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