On March 31st, Shanghai Seaports beat Henan 3-1 at home in the third round of the Chinese Super League. In this game, Zhang Linpeng started and scored a goal. After the game, Oscar's social media posted an encouragement to Zhang Lin Yun.
Oscar's original social media article: "Happy to be back from injury and able to fight for the team again. Proud of my brother Zhang Linpeng after seeing him score an important header. You guys don't want to go anywhere brother, keep your feet on the ground."
The Chinese men's soccer team drew 2-2 with Singapore in the 3rd round of the second phase of the World Qualification Asian Zone. In this match, Zhang Linpeng made his debut, but a mistake led to a score. After the match, Zhang Linpeng announced that he would withdraw from the national team.
