The Bahrain national team suffered a severe loss at home, 1-0, against China, in the fifth round of the third group matches for the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.

Ali Haram scored a goal for the Bahraini Reds in the 89th minute after a wonderful reception, before the referee canceled it due to offside.

After canceling the goal, the Chinese national team shocked the Bahraini fans with a fatal goal in the first minute of stoppage time through Zhang Yuning, who took advantage of a defensive lapse in the positioning of the Bahraini players.

The home team suffered a second blow when Walid Al-Hayam was sent off in the ninth minute of stoppage time.

The Bahrain national team failed to win for the fourth match in a row after losing to Japan 5-0, and drawing with Indonesia 2-2 and Saudi Arabia without goals.

The Chinese national team jumped to fourth place with 6 points, equal to Saudi Arabia in third place and Australia in second place on goal difference, while Bahrain fell to fifth place, penultimate, with 5 points.

Japan leads Group C with 10 points from 3 wins and a draw.