The Chinese men's soccer team faced the Philippines in the 2022 Qatar World Cup Asian Qualifying Round 40 Group A match at the Sharjah Stadium in the United Arab Emirates at 1:00 a.m. Beijing time, as the morning sun dawned. In the 54th minute of the match, Exxon skillfully passed the ball to the center, Wu Lei was quick in the penalty area and hit the ball before the attacking goalkeeper Shipman, although the opponent fell to the ground, but referee Kim Hee-Kun decisively awarded a penalty kick. Facing Sipman's ever-changing dance on the goal line, Wu Lei skillfully bypassed the opponent's goalkeeper and easily sent the ball into the empty goal, giving China a 1-0 lead. The starting lineup for the Chinese men's soccer team was as follows (442): goalkeeper Yan Junling, defenders Stanley Wang, Jiang Guangtai, Zhang Linpeng and Tang Miao; midfielders Wu Xinghan, Wu Xi, Zhang Xunzhe and Jin Jingdao; and strikers Wu Lei and Ackerson. On the bench, No. 12 Liu Dianzheng, No. 23 Dong Chunyu, No. 2 Li Ang, No. 4 Li Lei, No. 8 Artemis Artemisia, No. 11 Alan, No. 14 Liu Binbin, No. 16 Mingming, No. 18 Zhang Yuning, No. 19 Yin Hongbo, No. 21 Ji Zhongguo and No. 22 Yu Dabao are on standby. And the Philippines' starting lineup is (451): goalkeeper Bernd Schipman, defenders Michael Kempt, Martinez de Murga, Hephelson David Tabinas, Patrick Reichert; midfielders Oliver Bias, Mark Hartman, Mike Ott, Stefan Schleck, Kenjiro Daniels; and striker Angel Guirado. On the bench, No. 4 Mal Vincent Diano, No. 6 Luke Woodland, No. 11 Mark Weinhoefer, No. 13 Justin Bass, No. 14 Javier Gayoso, No. 15 Quincy Carmelade, No. 16 Kevin-Ray Hansen, and No. 23 Martin Stabler are ready to step in.
