FIFA World Cup

World Cup Qualifiers: Japan and Saudi Arabia on course for Russia 2018

Group A: China 1-0 South Korea

China picked up their first win in Group A of their World Cup Qualification campaign by defeating Korea Republic 1-0 at the Changsha Helong Sports Center.

Yu Dabao scored the only goal of the match for China during the first half with a header.

The result has China on five points after six games in the group standings with their Korean opponents on 10 points.