China defeats World Cup debutant Curacao 2-0 in FIFA Series in Australia

在国际足联系列赛澳大利亚站的比赛中，中国队以2比0战胜世界杯新军库拉索队。

China's Wei Shihao (center) celebrates after scoring the first goal during the game against Curacao on March 27, 2026. Photo: VCG

2026年3月27日，中国队球员韦世豪（中）在对阵库拉索岛的比赛中攻入第一个进球后庆祝。照片：VCG

China men's national football team beat World Cup debutant Curacao 2-0 in a FIFA Series match in Sydney on Friday. Wei Shihao and Zhang Yuning were on target for China's first win under head coach Shao Jiayi.

在周五于悉尼进行的一场国际足联系列赛中，中国国家男子足球队以2比0战胜了世界杯新军库拉索队。韦世豪和张玉宁分别为中国队建功，这也是主教练邵佳一上任后带队取得的首场胜利。

On the stroke of halftime, Wei latched on to a header from captain Zhang and fired home with a left-footed shot. In the 59th minute, Zhang capitalized on a defensive clearance error to double the lead from close range.

上半场即将结束之际，韦世豪接应队长张琳芃的头球摆渡，左脚抽射破门。第59分钟，张玉宁抓住对方防守解围失误，近距离射门得手，将比分扩大为2比0。

This match marked China's first official FIFA international A-level match under the new head coach Shao. Shao was appointed as the head coach of China in November, 2025 after China was knocked out of the World Cup Asian qualifiers.

这场比赛是中国队在新任主教练邵佳一麾下的首场正式国际足联A级赛事。邵佳一于2025年11月，也就是中国队从世界杯亚洲区预选赛出局之后，被任命为中国队主教练。

A total of 10 U23 players were included in Shao's squad for this international series following their performance in China's runners-up finish during the AFC U23 Asian Cup in January. It was also seen as a move to accelerate the team's generational transition. Four of them made it into the starting lineup against Curacao.

邵佳一为本次国际系列赛征召的阵容中共包含10名U23球员，这些球员基于中国队在1月份的亚足联U23亚洲杯上获得亚军的出色表现而入选。此举也被视为加速球队新老更替的行动。在对阵库拉索队的比赛中，其中有4名球员进入了首发阵容。

Curacao, with a population of 156,000, booked its berth in this year's World Cup during the North America, Central America and Caribbean region's qualifiers in November 2025, becoming the smallest nation to ever qualify for a World Cup finals, Xinhua News Agency reported.

据新华社报道，人口仅15.6万的库拉索，在2025年11月的中北美及加勒比海地区预选赛中，获得了今年世界杯的参赛资格，成为有史以来晋级世界杯决赛圈的人口最少的国家（地区）。

China will face Cameroon in their second FIFA Series match on March 31.

3月31日，中国队将在国际足联系列赛的第二场比赛中迎战喀麦隆队。