On May 30, 2021, Gusu, Jiangsu Province, staged a spectacular soccer feast, with our team winning an overwhelming 7-0 victory over Guam in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifying Round 40 match. Alan was outstanding in his national team debut, scoring two solo goals in what became the only official match hosted by our men's soccer team on their home turf in the country that year.
The Li Tie-coached national team had its first official match and a big win in the World Qualifier home match against Guam. The scene is set on May 30, 2021, in Gusu, Jiangsu Province, recording this intense matchup between our country vs. Guam.
Due to the anti-epidemic policy, the national football team was unable to play the final round of matches in the Top 40 in China, and the team moved to Sharjah. With goals from Wu Lei and Wu Xinghan, our men's soccer team eventually won the crucial match against the Philippines.
Sharjah, UAE, June 11, 2021, local time - China thrashed Maldives 5-0 in the World Cup Asian Qualifying Round 40 match. In the penultimate match of the 40-team tournament, our men's soccer team once again scored a big win against the weaker Maldives.
The last battle of the 40 strong match, facing the group leader Syria, Zhang Xizhe was the first to break the goal, although once equalized, but Wu Lei and Zhang Yuning's goals for China's team to bring the valuable 3 points, Sharjah three wins, China's men's football team successfully advanced to the 12 strong match.
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, June 15, 2021, local time, our team defeated Syria 3-1 in the World Cup Asian Qualifying Round 40 match. After the match, the whole team of the national football team expressed their gratitude to the fans on the field.
Entering July, China's women's soccer team traveled to the Olympics, however, it lost 0-5 to Brazil in its first match, and head coach Jia Xiuquan's selection strategy sparked a huge controversy. The footage captures the tragic scene of our 0-5 Brazil in the 1st round of the Group F of the women's soccer team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on July 21, 2021, in Miyagi, Japan.
Local time July 24, 2021, Miyagi, Japan, 2020 Tokyo Olympics women's football group F round 2, China and Zambia played to a 4-4 draw. Despite Wang Frost's four goals, China's women's soccer team failed to beat Zambia, which is regarded as a "brisket" team, in the second match of the Olympics.
July 27, 2021, Yokohama, Japan, July 27, local time, 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games women's football group stage, the Netherlands 8-2 thrashed China. In the third round of the Olympic group stage, China's women's soccer team suffered another defeat, conceding 17 goals in three matches and leaving the field in dismay.
In the first match of the 12-team tournament, China's men's soccer team played against the powerful Australia, but suffered a 3-0 defeat. This loss allowed our fans to see the strength gap between the national football team and the top teams in Asia.
September 2, 2021, Doha, Qatar, September 2, 2021, local time, Australia beat China 3-0 in the World Cup Asian qualifying round of 12 match. The footage captured the lost figures of our men's soccer players after the match.
The second game of the 12 strong match, our team and Japan won by one goal. In the second half, after all the four naturalized players came on the field, the national football team once suppressed the Japanese team, but also let Li Tie's use of some questions.
The exciting match between China and Japan in the World Cup Asian qualifying round of 12 in Doha, Qatar on September 7, 2021 local time.
In the third match of the 12-team tournament, our team played against Vietnam, Wu Lei scored twice and performed a shutout, and our team won a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Vietnam to get the first win of the 12-team tournament.
The match between our team and Vietnam in the World Cup Asian qualifying round of 12 in Sharjah, UAE on October 8, 2021 local time. The footage captured the moment Wu Lei and Stanley Wang celebrated the killer goal.
In the fourth match of the 12-team tournament, our team played against Saudi Arabia. Luo Guofu came on as a substitute and scored the first goal of his career as a national footballer. Our team was twice behind by two goals and then came close to the score, but in the end they were unable to come back to life and lost 2-3 to Saudi Arabia. After this game, China's team ended its two-month overseas tour and returned home for a short rest.
In November, our team once again held two home matches in Sharjah to start a new round of West Asia tour. In the match against Oman, Wu Lei once helped his team take the lead, but ultimately failed to hold on to the win and drew 1-1. 5 games into the first round of the 12-team tournament, our team gained 4 points and ranked 5th in the group.
The match between our team and Oman in the World Cup qualifying round of 12 Asian zone on November 11, 2021, in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, local time. The footage captured the moment Wu Lei, Alan, Zhang Yuning, Zhu Chenjie, Luo Guofu and Xu Xin celebrated their goal.
On the last international match day of 2021, our men's football team played against Australia, the four naturalized players all started, and finally with Wu Lei's penalty kick goal tenaciously drew the opponent, ending the national team journey of 2021 with a pretty good finish.
