Qatar's Luiz Junior (L) vies for the ball with China's Gao Lin (R) during the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 15, 2016. The match ended in a 0-0 draw. (Xinhua/Wang Lili)
Newly-appointed coach Marcello Lippi improved China's performance but failed to bring the team a desperately-needed win over Qatar in the last stage of the 2018 World Cup Asian Zone qualifiers in Kunming, China on Tuesday.