Wannan ranar 19 ga watan Nuwamban 2024, tawagar kandar ƙwallon ƙafa ta China ta shiga gasar da tawagar Japan a gasar neman tikitin shiga gasar Kofin Duniya ta 2026 a filin wasa na Xiamen a birnin Xiamen na kasar China.
China ta fara kamfen din ta ne da rashin nasara, inda ta yi rashin nasara a wasanninta na farko da Saudi Arabia da Australia. Amma bayan nasarorin biyu a jera da Indonesia da Bahrain, China ta dawo cikin tsari don neman tikitin shiga gasar Kofin Duniya ta 2026.
Japan, wacce ke shi ne a matsayi na farko a rukunin C, tana da ƙarfin hujja mai ƙarfi, inda ta zura kwallaye 12 a wasanninta na biyu na farko. Japan ta kuma doke Indonesia da ci 4-0, kuma ta tashi da nasara a wasanta da Saudi Arabia da ci 2-0, sannan ta tashi da tafawa 1-1 da Australia.
Wasannin da suka gabata tsakanin China da Japan sun nuna cewa Japan tana da ikon zura kwallaye a rabi na biyu, kuma ana zarginsu zai ci gaba da zura kwallaye a wasan nan. Ana zarginsu Japan zai iya zura kwallaye sama da 1.5 a rabi na biyu, sannan kuma ana zarginsu zai ci gaba da samun nasara a wasan nan.
Wasan zai fara da karfe 12:00 UTC a filin wasa na Xiamen, kuma zai wakilci daya daga cikin wasannin da ke da mahimmanci a gasar neman tikitin shiga gasar Kofin Duniya ta 2026.