Bahrain has participated in the FIFA World Cup Qualification tournaments for Asia a total of 8 times, with their most recent appearance being in the 2022 qualification campaign.
China has qualified for the FIFA World Cup only once, in 2002, where they were eliminated in the group stage without winning a match.
Bahrain's highest FIFA World Cup qualification ranking was in 2006 when they reached the third round of the qualification process.
China's most notable performance in the Asia World Cup Qualification was in 2018 when they reached the third round but failed to advance to the final tournament.
Bahrain's national football team is known as the "Red" while China's national football team is known as the "Dragons."\n\n6. The head-to-head record between Bahrain and China in Asia World Cup Qualification matches favors China, with the Dragons winning 2 out of the 4 meetings between the two teams.