Another Soccer World Cup 2022 without China? The People’s Republic team lost the match in Jeddah against Saudi Arabia by a narrow margin of 3:2. China is therefore only in fifth place in the Asian World Cup Group B qualification after four matches. Now it urgently needs points in the upcoming games against Oman (November 11) and Australia (November 16), since only the top two teams qualify directly for the World Cup next winter in Qatar. And even to retain a slim chance, China must finish third, which leads to a play-off qualifying round. With six games remaining and a six-point gap to second, anything seems possible, but the trend speaks for itself with nine goals conceded and just one win out of four games. The conclusion: Coach Li Tie’s team needs to stop relying solely on goals from Spain-bound striker Wu Lei to keep their World Cup dream alive.