In Group C, a first-half penalty from Ole Romeny in Jakarta was enough to end China’s chances of qualifying for the World Cup for the first time since 2002, when the tournament was staged in Asia for the first time and co-hosts South Korea and Japan didn’t have to go through continental qualifying.

China slumped out of World Cup contention before Uzbekistan and Jordan qualified for the first time. In the meantime, South Korea secured an 11th straight appearance at the men's World Cup finals with a 2-0 win in Iraq.

JAKARTA - China's hopes of qualifying for the FIFA World Cup were dashed here Thursday night following a 1-0 defeat to Indonesia, prompting head coach Branko Ivankovic to take "significant" responsibility for the team's failure.