China beat Vietnam in FIFA World Cup Asian Zone qualifiers

It is China's first victory in the final round of the Asian qualifiers after back-to-back defeats against Australia and Japan last month. Vietnam remains rooted to the bottom of the group after three rounds of matches.

The best chance in the tame first-half came in the 35th minute when Zhang Yuning chipped Wu Lei's pass over goalkeeper Bui Tan Truong but was ruled out for an offside.