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The situation is stark but clear. Defeat will be the end of the world! Team China has vowed to take the fight to the host as it adopts an all-or-nothing approach to maintain its tenuous chances of emerging from its group in a key World Cup qualifier against Indonesia in Jakarta. At its most basic, this requires China to score more goals than its opponent at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on Thursday night in its penultimate match in the Asian qualifiers' third stage. Therein lies the rub. The team has been noticeably goal-shy in its qualifiers. ▲ Team China's head coach Branko Ivankovic (center) is under huge pressure as his players must beat Indonesia in the away match on Thursday and Bahrain at home next Tuesday. Victory in both encounters is vital for China to have any chance of advancing from its World Cup qualifying group. Xinhua/China Daily For a team that has scored only six goals, the second fewest in Group C, from eight fixtures, it seems almost an impossible gamble to count
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