On August 23rd, official Chinese football announced that the kick-off time for the home match of the Chinese men’s national team against Indonesia in the third stage of the World Cup qualifiers is confirmed to be 8:00 PM on October 15th, with the venue set at the Qingdao Youth Football Stadium.
The national team’s schedule for the 18-team round-robin stage has them playing their first match away against Japan, followed by a home match against Saudi Arabia; the third round will see them play away at Adelaide Oval against Australia; and the fourth round will have them hosting Indonesia at home.