Chinese team sets many records after hard-fought victory over Indonesia

After three consecutive losses in the third qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup, the Chinese team has no way back and aims to win against Indonesia at home to keep alive the hope of qualifying for the play-off in the match taking place on the evening of October 15 (Vietnam time).

Đội tuyển Trung Quốc lập nhiều kỷ lục sau trận thắng vất vả Indonesia - 1 — Chinese players celebrate after scoring against Indonesia (Photo: Sina).

Coach Branko Ivankovic's team finally realized their goal when they narrowly won 2-1 against Indonesia, thereby earning their first 3 points after 4 matches of the third qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup.

This victory is extremely important for the Chinese team because it not only breaks the curse of not being able to win a single match since March 26, but also helps coach Ivankovic avoid being fired if he continues to have a bad result against Indonesia.

According to statistics from 163 , the Chinese team also set many records despite a hard-fought victory over Indonesia. They extended their unbeaten streak against Indonesia to 67 years in the World Cup qualifiers. After losing 0-2 on Indonesia's field in 1957, the Chinese team has remained unbeaten against this opponent since then.

In all competitions, China continued their 10-match unbeaten streak against Indonesia since their defeat at the King's Cup in 1987.

After defeating Indonesia, the Chinese team also broke a streak of four consecutive losses in the World Cup qualifiers, not yet reaching the longest losing streak in the team's history of five consecutive losses.

Finally, since October 7, 2021, the Chinese team won for the first time in the third qualifying round of the World Cup in Asia, breaking the curse of 10 previous matches without a win.

"Although after winning 3 points in this match, the Chinese team is still at the bottom of the table due to the disadvantage in goal difference, but the hope of entering the top 4 of Group C has certainly been rekindled.

If the spirit of this match can be maintained in the next 6 matches, the national football team will indeed have a chance to compete in the next stage of the play-off round," commented 163 newspaper after the home team's victory.