After entering the World Cup for the first time in 2002, the Chinese men's football team has failed to enter the finals for 6 consecutive years and 24 years

In the 9th round of Group C of the 2026 World Cup Qualifying Tournament in Asia, the Chinese men's football team lost 0:1 to Indonesia away on the 5th, not only swallowing the first defeat in 68 years, but also confirming in advance that it would miss the 2026 World Cup, and since it entered the World Cup for the first time in 2002, it has not been able to enter the finals for 6 consecutive times and 24 years.

Chinese men's football team

China will be placed in Group C in the round of 18 of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers for the Asian Qualifiers, along with Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Indonesia, with the top two teams in the group qualifying for the World Cup. Japan is currently at the top of the group with 6 wins, 2 defeats and 20 points, and is sure to win the World Cup ticket.

China won 2 wins and 6 defeats in the first 8 rounds, ranking at the bottom of the group, and the promotion situation is quite not optimistic, China defeated Indonesia 2:1 at home in October last year, with its first win and points, but yesterday it was a hard battle away from home, Indonesia broke the deadlock in the 45th minute, relying on midfielder Ricky Kambuaya (Ricky Kambuaya) to fall to the ground in the penalty area, and the penalty was changed to 12 yards by VAR, and striker Ole Romeny (Ole Romeny) successfully scored, This was also the only goal of the game for both teams, and China suffered its seventh defeat, which was also the first defeat of the Chinese men's football team to Indonesia since the 1957 World Cup qualifiers.

After winning, Indonesia achieved 3 wins, 3 defeats and 12 points, ranking 4th in the group, and still has a chance to qualify for the World Cup through the play-offs, while China is confirmed to be at the bottom of the group and will not qualify for the 2026 World Cup.