Reporter Park Dae-sung / Reporter Lee Kang-yu] The Chinese national team showed the worst performance in Qatar. It lost to Qatar in the final group match, so it did not win a single game. There is a possibility of arithmetic, but its performance is questionable even if it advances to the round of 16. I wanted to hear directly from Urey (32), the representative striker, but it was a bitter smile when he returned.
The Chinese team met Qatar at the final Group A match of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup held at the Al-Ryan Khalifa International Stadium in Qatar at 0 a.m. on Sunday (Korea Standard Time). Qatar won both the first and second group matches as the host of this year’s Asian Football Confederation (AFC). As the team had already confirmed its advance to the round of 16, the final match against China was decided in rotation. 동행복권파워볼
China tried to score the first goal with enthusiasm from the beginning of the first half, but it was not easy. Even if it advanced to the Qatar Final Third, it lacked a single goal. He lacked poise and decision-making power in the box and even hit the goal post, swallowing regret.
Qatar even replaced its goalkeeper in the second half. China, which needed a shot, pulled out a Urey card and took the reins. However, Qatar`s Hasan al-Dohais allowed a crucial goal, falling to 0-1. The team failed to score an equalizer even in close to 10 minutes of extra time.
He started as a veteran striker in the Chinese national team. He started in the first group match against Tajikistan and the second match against Lebanon, but failed to score an offensive point. Notably, when he failed to score in a scene close to the empty goal in the match against Lebanon, Chinese netizens and media reported that he refused to score a goal in the empty goal. Chinese soccer fans lamented over his performance, saying, “This is a crime. I feel completely hopeless.”
Due to tremendous criticism, the team remained in the bench in the final group match against Qatar. It was the first time in six years that the team played as a substitute since the match against the Czech Republic in 2018, but the result was not satisfactory. I wanted to ask Urey directly after the match. Qatar players, who won their third consecutive group match and a fantastic goal at home, left the joint coverage area with a smile. The Chinese players, who came a long way later, passed with glum expressions on their faces.
Zhang Yuning, who had played in England, the Netherlands, and Germany, approached first, but delayed the interview to the players who followed. Wu Lei passed the interview camera near the end. When asked for an interview, he paused for a moment and smiled bitterly. He immediately made a gesture of sorry to the camera. Wu Lei, who was called “China Ronaldo” and briefly played in Spain’s Primera Liga, and his bitter and awkward smile seemed to show the present of Chinese soccer.