Oh, my! "China's No. 1 soccer player" is completely broken... "I'm very sorry, but I can't continue training for a long time." → Team Korea is on the verge of retirement
Oh, my! "China's No. 1 soccer player" is completely broken... "I'm very sorry, but I can't continue training for a long time." → Team Korea is on the verge of retirement
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China's representative striker Wu Lei's unfortunate status has been reported.
China's 'Sohu Dotcom' reported on the 28th (Korea time) that "The Chinese men's national soccer team is on the verge of the last two World Cup qualifying matches. Striker Wu Lei was excluded from the national team's call-up list due to his injury. In response, Shandong region journalist Jeong Jin-eun announced that Wu Lei's national soccer career has virtually entered the final stage."
"It is very regrettable, but Wu Lei cannot continue his training for a long time. He was forced to join the Chinese men's soccer team. As a result, he will not be able to play for the Chinese national team in two very important World Cup qualifying matches in June. The Chinese national team's offense suffered a great blow. It will have a great impact on the absence of a striker who represents the country."
He added, "With 37 goals in 99 matches, Wu Lei is the undisputed No. 1 player in the Chinese men's soccer team. Despite the controversy, we have to respect history and take into account the facts that have passed without exaggerating or disparaging. Wu Lei still has destructive power in front of the goal. His speed and sense in front of the goal produced several decisive goals in important matches."
"I think young players will have no choice but to be the center in the situation where the Chinese national team has lost Wu Lei. We are looking forward to young players such as Wang Wang Dong and Jang Winning, who are active in the league, filling his vacancy in the remaining World Cup qualifiers," he stressed.
Currently, China is on the verge of elimination from the third qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North Korea and the U.S. With only two games to go in the ninth and 10th rounds, the team has two wins and six losses (six points), ranking at the bottom of Group C.
Nevertheless, there is still a possibility that China will advance to the World Cup finals. Though China failed to advance to the first and second places, there is still a scenario in which the third and fourth places can advance to the playoffs. Although it is rare, it cannot be concluded as an impossible area considering the gap between the fourth-ranked Indonesian team with nine points and the fifth-ranked Bahrain with six points.
However, it is true that China's prospects for advancing to the World Cup finals are the darkest among all the teams in Group C. To make matters worse, Wu Lei, who is proud of China, cannot participate in the remaining two matches. Coach Branko Ivankovic summoned Wu Lei, who suffered an external meniscus injury last year, but after repeated rehabilitation training, decided that he would not be able to handle the A-match schedule and sent him back to his team. 메이저사이트
This could effectively suggest Wu Lei's retirement given his age. "Wu Lei's absence from the squad effectively means the end of his career. Born in 1991, he is 34 years old this year. With China's prospects for qualifying for the World Cup finals not bright, chances are very low that he will return to the national team to prepare for the next World Cup," Jeong said.