Coach Branko Ivankovic insisted China's World Cup qualifying campaign was still alive despite back-to-back losses to Saudi Arabia and Australia over the last five days leaving them bottom of Asian qualifying Group C.
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Images and a round-up of all the World Cup qualifiers played across continents on Tuesday.
Summary of World Cup qualifiers played across the world on Thursday