Kung fu, not football. Chinese national team player inflicts horrific injury on Saudi Arabian defender Kadesh

Today in Asia, matches of the 7th round of qualification for the 2026 World Cup are being played, and a horrific incident occurred in one of them.

Details: At the end of the first half of the match between the national teams of Saudi Arabia and China, Al-Ittihad defender Hassan Kadesh suffered a severe injury.

In a game episode, Chinese national team forward Liangming Lin delivered a kung fu-style kick to the head of the 32-year-old Saudi player.

Kadesh was carried off the field on a stretcher and immediately taken to the hospital. There is no information yet on his condition.

Reminder: Today, the Japanese national team became the first to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.