“It’s embarrassing” during the draw against Thailand The final match is in Korea

After a 1-1 draw with China and Thailand, the final match against Korea If you lose, you have to consider goal difference

Fans are angry as the Chinese national soccer team's home game against Thailand ended in a draw, making it unclear whether they will advance to the third round of the World Cup qualifiers.

The Chinese national team drew 1-1 with Thailand in the 2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup Asian region second qualifying round match held in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China, on the 6th (local time).

On this day, China, which was confident of victory thanks to the support of 46,979 spectators, the largest in A-match history since 2023, struggled by conceding the first goal and barely drew.

China was pulled by allowing the first goal to Supachok Sarachat in the 20th minute of the first half. In the 6th minute of the second half, they had a chance to tie the game with a penalty kick, but Feinan Duo's miss gave the game away. Afterwards, in the 34th minute of the second half, Jang Winning scored a free kick opportunity to tie the game, narrowly avoiding defeat.

China added 1 point and maintained 2nd place in Group C with 2 wins, 2 draws, and 1 loss (8 points). Thailand is in 3rd place in the group with 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses (5 points).

However, as a result of today's game, China's advancement to the third preliminary round was in jeopardy. In the second preliminary round, the top two teams from each group advance to the third round, and China is facing Korea in the final match of the second round. On the other hand, Thailand only has a game left against Singapore, the weakest team in the group.

If China loses and Thailand wins, the two teams will have the same number of points, and the current goal difference is +1 for China and -2 for Thailand. Due to the nature of FIFA matches based on goal difference, if Thailand wins against Singapore, there is a high possibility that Thailand will advance to second place in the group. After the game, voices of anger rose in China. According to local media such as China Network on the 7th, after the match between China and Thailand ended, singer Su Xing wrote on his social media, “If I hadn’t seen the uniform, I would have thought I was playing against Real Madrid.” The reaction from Chinese fans was also cold. After the game ended on this day, a post on Weibo said, “It is a draw that is difficult to accept. The opponent appeared to be more threatening, and the national team's position in Asia was declining,” “It is true that our skills are inferior to others,” and “We can't even beat Singapore anymore.” A series of responses were posted. If China is eliminated in the second qualifying round, it will not be able to advance to the third qualifying round for the first time in 12 years since the 2014 Brazil World Cup qualifying round. On the same day, Korea defeated Singapore 7-0 in the Asian region's second preliminary group stage match held at the Singapore National Stadium and confirmed its advancement to the third preliminary round. Korea, which has solidified its lead in Group C with 13 points (4 wins, 1 draw), will play the 6th game against China at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 11th. 스포츠토토맨