Li Jin Yu opened the scoring by heading in a perfectly headed pass from Xie Hui in the fifth minute. The Chinese controlled the game but could not score again until the 43rd minute, when Qu Bo netted a goal from close range. Ma Mingyu made it 3-0 in the 58th minute before Li Jin Yu scored again in the 63rd minute. Cambodia threatened to score only once. Indonesia has 12 points from four matches in Group Nine.
China is in second place with nine points from three matches.
Maldives, with four points from all six matches, and Cambodia, with one point from five matches, have been eliminated. China and Indonesia will face each other next Sunday in China. The top team in each of the 10 Asian groups advances to the final qualifying round. Two or three teams from Asia will qualify for the 2002 World Cup finals in South Korea and Japan. South Korea and Japan qualify as hosts.