The Chinese are ranked 75th in the world by FIFA, whereas their counterparts for the day are placed 20 spots lower in the 95th position.
Vietnam are on a three-game losing streak, and had conceded seven goals in the process.
China might have lost their first two fixtures in the Third Round of Qualifiers, but they were on a five-game winning streak before that, and had scored a total of 19 goals in the process.
These two teams remain the only sides in Group B yet to open their account. As such, this is an important fixture for both teams – as this will probably be the one time where either of these are on not an overwhelming underdog.



译文(自动翻译仅供参考):

在国际足联的排名中，中国排在第75位，而他们当天的对手排在第95位，比中国低20位。
越南目前连输三场，在此过程中丢了七球。
在第三轮预选赛中，中国队可能输掉了前两场比赛，但在此之前，他们已经连胜五场，并在这一过程中共进了19个球。
这两支球队仍然是B组中唯一尚未开通账户的球队。因此，这对两支球队来说都是一个重要的比赛，因为这可能是这两支球队中任何一支都不会处于压倒性劣势的一次机会。