November 17, Beijing time, focusing on China's soccer and sports events. 16 at 20:30 in the evening, 2026 Asian World Cup qualifying phase II Group C focus of the game, China's national soccer team away to challenge Thailand. After a fierce battle, Wu Lei and Wang Shangyuan's goals gave the national soccer team an unexpected victory over their opponents and a good start.
This victory is surprising, because the national football team in the pre-tournament warm-up matches in the performance is not satisfactory, and before the 1-5 loss to the opponent, coupled with Thailand's recent momentum, the national football team to win seems to have become a luxury. Well-known sports commentator Ma Dexing pointed out that the goal of the first two rounds of the national football team is to get a point, and this battle can beat the opponent, the national football team has over-delivered the task.
In the 29th minute of the match, Wei Shihao's long pass assisted Wu Lei to equalize the score and boosted the team's morale. Despite three missed chances by Wei Shihao, Wu Lei scored the crucial equalizer and was involved in the goal that turned the score around. After the match, he was awarded the Most Valuable Player. 32-year-old Wu Lei's total goals on behalf of the national football team have reached 32, setting a new 32-year goal scoring record and becoming the second most scored player in the history of the national football team, who is aiming to participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
It is worth mentioning that in the 83rd minute of the game, a rough foul by the Thai team was not penalized by the referee, and just when the Thai team was chasing the attack, the national football goalkeeper Wang Dalei grabbed the camera move, and he intentionally disrupted the Thai team's formation with his players off the field to stop the opponents from attacking continuously. Wang Dalei's move successfully attracted the referee's attention, who showed him a yellow card, to which he responded with a round of applause and a smile, Wang Dalei's move succeeded in dissipating the Thai team's momentum.
After the match, soccer magazines published a heated article in which the media found the national football team's spirit of not giving up in the face of adversity commendable. From an objective point of view, the level of the national soccer team has dropped, but the overall strength is still slightly better than Thailand. Expecting the national football team to play perfectly technically and tactically, but the reality is that this is clearly unrealistic. The persistence of the international players, the breakthrough of Wei Shihao, and the overall stable mentality are all key in times of trouble.
Needless to say, this win against Thailand is a positive sign and the upcoming match against South Korea will be crucial. South Korea are in hot form with their starters having thrashed Singapore 5-0 at home. The president of the Football Association, Song Kai, will also be present at the match. We look forward to good luck for the national soccer team in the upcoming matches!
