Team China braced for do-or-die battle

Ivankovic's men must win the last two matches to keep qualifying hopes alive

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.