Overview

• Ole Romeny converted a penalty in the 45th minute to secure a 1-0 win for Indonesia over China at Gelora Bung Karno stadium in front of 76,000 fans.
• The victory moved Indonesia into third place in Group C on 12 points with one match remaining in the third round of Asian qualifying.
• Australia earlier boosted its position by beating Japan 1-0, putting the Socceroos on course for an automatic berth in next year’s tournament.
• A Saudi Arabia win or draw against Bahrain later Thursday will guarantee Indonesia a top-four finish and progression to the fourth round of qualifiers.
• China’s hopes of a second World Cup ended as they finished bottom of Group C with just two wins from nine games in this round.