Facing potential elimination, Lebanon continues their Asian Cup campaign with a midweek encounter against China at Al Thumama Stadium. The Cedars, under coach Miodrag Radulovic, had a challenging start to the tournament, suffering a 3-0 defeat against Qatar in their opener. China, on the other hand, had to settle for a 0-0 draw with Tajikistan.

Radulovic's second stint as the Lebanese coach hasn't begun as well as hoped, with Lebanon losing both of their matches this year. They face the prospect of another early exit from the competition and would need a win and a draw or victory by hosts Qatar against Tajikistan to stay alive. Historically, Lebanon has never progressed beyond an Asian Cup group stage, winning only one match in their two previous appearances.

In seven Asian Cup fixtures, Lebanon has never scored the opening goal, conceding in every encounter, and has failed to score in four matches. Despite their backs being against the wall, they've shown resilience in recent times, avoiding three successive defeats since 2022. To survive in the tournament, they must defeat China for the first time in history, having secured just one draw in six prior meetings.

China's opening match was relatively poor, with a 0-0 draw against Tajikistan. They struggled to create scoring opportunities, registering only two shots on target over 90 minutes. The draw marked the first time China failed to claim three points in their opening Asian Cup fixture since 2004. Their result against Tajikistan was only the second time in their last eight Asian Cup group fixtures that they failed to score. Aleksandar Jankovic, China's coach, will likely consider the upcoming Lebanon encounter as a must-win to progress beyond the group stage.

China's Team has triumphed in just one of their previous six meetings against Asian opponents, defeating Thailand 2-1 in 2026 World Cup qualifying last November. The match against Lebanon becomes crucial for China's quest to advance in the Asian Cup. A must win!

面对被淘汰的可能，黎巴嫩继续他们的亚洲杯之旅，他们将在周中与中国队在Al - Thumama体育场相遇。在教练拉杜罗维奇(Miodrag Radulovic)的带领下，雪松队在本届世界杯上开局不利，首场比赛0 - 3不敌卡塔尔。另一方面，中国队不得不以0-0战平塔吉克斯坦。

拉杜罗维奇作为黎巴嫩国家队教练的第二次任期并没有像人们希望的那样顺利开始，黎巴嫩队今年输掉了两场比赛。他们面临着再次提前出局的前景，他们需要一场胜利，东道主卡塔尔对塔吉克斯坦的一场平局或胜利才能存活下来。从历史上看，黎巴嫩队从未在亚洲杯小组赛中出线，在之前的两场比赛中只赢了一场。

在七场亚洲杯比赛中，黎巴嫩从未打进首开纪录，每场比赛都失球，有四场比赛没有进球。尽管处境艰难，但他们最近表现出了韧性，避免了自2022年以来的三连败。为了晋级，他们必须在历史上首次击败中国队，此前他们在六次交锋中只取得了一场平局。

中国队的首场比赛表现相对较差，0-0战平塔吉克斯坦。他们努力创造得分机会，在90分钟内只有2次射正。这场平局标志着中国队自2004年以来首次在亚洲杯首场比赛中未能拿到三分。与塔吉克斯坦的比赛结果是他们在最近8场亚洲杯小组赛中第二次未能进球。中国队主教练亚历山大·扬科维奇(Aleksandar Jankovic)可能会把即将到来的与黎巴嫩的比赛视为小组赛出线的必胜之战。

中国男足在此前6次与亚洲对手交手中仅取得1次胜利，在去年11月的2026年世界杯预选赛中以2比1击败泰国队。与黎巴嫩的比赛对中国队进军亚洲杯至关重要。A必须赢!