Match report
China vs Syria — the facts
Syria won 1–0 away against China (half-time 0–0).
China met Syria in the International Friendlies (Friendlies 1). Kick-off was Tuesday, 12 September 2023, 11:35 UTC at Chengdu Phoenix Mountain Sports Park. Referee: Sami Al Jires.
Team pages: China · Syria · International Friendlies
Key moments
- 59' Goal: Thaer Krouma — 0–1
Starting line-ups
China (3-4-2-1)
- 1 Junling Yan
- 4 Shenchao Wang
- 2 Jiang Guangtai
- 5 Linpeng Zhang
- 27 Lei Li
- 8 Xin Xu
- 18 Li Ke
- 20 Guowen Sun
- 10 Pengfei Xie
- 7 Wu Lei
- 9 Elkeson
Syria (4-4-2)
- 1 Ibrahim Alma
- 15 Khaled Kerdagli
- 5 Amr Al Midani
- 19 Moayad Al Khouli
- 29 Abdul Rahman Weiss
- 11 Mohammad Almarmour
- 7 Mohammed Osman
- 13 Thaer Krouma
- 10 Mahmoud Al Mawas
- 9 Omar Al-Somah
- 12 Yaseen Samia
About this match
On this page: the China vs Syria final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this International Friendlies fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the China and Syria team pages or the International Friendlies page.

