On May 30, 2021, in the land of Gusu, Jiangsu Province, the 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers were in full swing, with Guam going down 0-7 to China in a thrilling battle. In this debut for our national team, Alan scored twice with his individual talent, becoming the focal point of the only official domestic home match of the year.
The world qualifier hosted Guam, and the Li Tie-coached national soccer team won big in the first official match. Gusu, Jiangsu Province witnessed this glorious moment on the same day as the 2022 World Cup Asian Qualifying Round 40 match between China and Guam took center stage.
However, due to the anti-epidemic policy, the final three matches of the national football team's 40-team tournament could not be played in the country and were transferred to Sharjah. In the crucial match against the Philippines, the Chinese men's soccer team won thanks to goals from Wu Lei and Wu Xinghan.
Sharjah, UAE, June 11, 2021, local time - China beat Maldives 5-0 in the World Cup Asian Qualifying Round 40 match. The win gave our men's soccer team an expected thrashing in the penultimate match of the 40-team tournament.
In the final battle of the Top 40, China's men's soccer team faced group leader Syria. Zhang Xizhe was the first to break through the goal, although once equalized, but Wu Lei and Zhang Yuning's goals for China's team to bring 3 points, Sharjah three wins, China's men's football into the 12 strong match.
June 15, 2021, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, local time, China beat Syria 3-1 in the World Cup Asian qualifying round of 40 match. The whole team of the national football team thanked the fans on the field after the match.
Entering July, China's women's soccer team traveled to the Olympics, but the first game was a 0-5 defeat to Brazil, and head coach Jia Xiuquan's selection sparked a huge controversy. Local time July 21, 2021, Miyagi, Japan, 2020 Tokyo Olympics women's football group F round 1, China 0-5 Brazil.
Local time July 24, 2021, Miyagi, Japan, 2020 Tokyo Olympics women's football group F round 2, China 4-4 draw Zambia, although Wang Frost performance "big four happy", but China's women's football team in the Olympic Games, the second game still did not take the pre-tournament that the "fish belly! "Zambia.
Local time July 27, 2021, Yokohama, Japan, 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games women's football group stage, the Netherlands 8-2 beat China. The third round of the Olympic group stage, China's women's soccer team again suffered a miserable defeat, conceding 17 goals in three games, leaving the Tokyo Olympics in vain.
The first match of the 12 strong match, China's men's soccer team against the powerful Australia, with three goals crisply defeated, which let our fans see the current strength of the national football team and the Asian cutting-edge team distance. Local time September 2, 2021, Doha, Qatar, World Cup Asian qualifying round of 12, Australia 3-0 China.
2 strong second match against Japan, China's team won a small victory, the second half of the four naturalized players all on stage, the national football team once suppressed the Japanese team, but also let Li Tie's use of a few questions. Local time September 7, 2021, Doha, Qatar, World Cup Asian qualifying round of 12, China vs Japan.
The third match of the 2-team tournament against Vietnam, Wu Lei scored twice and performed a shutout, and China defeated Vietnam with a tough score of 3-2 to get the first win in the 12-team tournament. Local time October 8, 2021, Sharjah, UAE, World Cup Asian qualifying round of 12, China vs Vietnam.
The fourth game of the 12 strong match against Saudi Arabia, Luo Guofu came on stage to score the first goal of his career as a national footballer, China's team twice trailed by two goals and then close to the score, but ultimately unable to come back to life, 2-3 regrettable loss to Saudi Arabia. After this game, China's team ended a two-month overseas trip, back home for a short rest.
November two home games continue to be set in Sharjah, China again opened the West Asia tour, against Oman's competition Wu Lei once assisted the team to get the lead, but China's team eventually failed to hold the win, 1-1 draw opponents, the first cycle of the 12 round of the first 5 games to get 4 points ranked group 5th.
China vs Oman, World Cup Qualifier Asian Zone 12, November 11, 2021, Sharjah, UAE, local time.
The final international competition day in 2021, China's men's football team against Australia, four naturalized players all start, finally with Wu Lei's penalty kick goal tenaciously forced the opponents to draw, with a pretty good end to the 2021 annual national team journey.
