World Cup 2026 qualifying results today March 21: China team disappoints

The results of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers today, March 21, the matches in Asia and Africa continue to be exciting. In Asia, the Japanese team won 2-0 against Bahrain to officially get the first ticket to the finals. Australia won Indonesia 5-1.

China lost 0-1 to Saudi Arabia. (Photo: AFC).

In addition, the Korean and Chinese national teams caused great disappointment. While the Korean team was held to a 1-1 draw by Oman at home, the Chinese team lost 0-1 to Saudi Arabia.

The Chinese players had a great match when playing away in West Asia but could not avoid defeat. The only goal of this match was scored by Salem Al Dawsari in the 50th minute. Before that, Lin Liangming received a red card at the end of the first half, leaving the Chinese team only able to defend against the attacks from the host team of the 2034 World Cup.

In other matches, Uzbekistan beat Kyrgyzstan 1-0, Iran beat UAE 2-0, Jordan beat Palestine 3-1, Iraq drew with Kuwait after coming from two goals down. The team with the biggest win in this round of matches was Qatar, the reigning Asian Cup champions, who defeated North Korea 5-1.

Also according to the results of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers today, March 21, some matches in the African region had the following scores: Mozambique 3-1 Uganda, Sierra Leone 3-1 Guinea Bissau, Zimbabwe 2-2 Benin and Gabon 3-0 Seychelles.