China holds Saudi Arabia 1-1 in World Cup Asian qualifiers

SHARJAH, UAE, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Chenjie scored from a late penalty kick as China held Saudi Arabia 1-1 in its penultimate game of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers here on Thursday.

Before the match, the Saudis had been assured of qualifying for the FIFA World Cup due to Japan's 2-0 win over Australia earlier in the day, while China was already out of contention for a slot in the World Cup finals.