After the draw for the top 18 of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers in Asia, the national football team that was divided into the group of death was looked down upon, and even extreme fans shouted the frustrating slogan of "score a goal, get a point, and win", but after a magical Chinese Super League game, the national football team ushered in new hope!
In the 17th round of the Chinese Super League, the leader Shanghai Port played against the sixth Zhejiang team in the league. In the opening 19 minutes of the game, Shanghai Port foreign aid Vargas crossed from the left side of the penalty area, and Wu Lei, the number one star of the national football team, scored with an easy header unmarked, helping Shanghai Port lead 1-0. However, the Zhejiang team quickly equalized, and the 1-1 draw lasted until the 67th minute of the second half, and the whole Shanghai Port team was very anxious.
At the critical moment, Wu Lei stepped forward again. In the 67th minute, after Shanghai Port took a corner kick, causing confusion in the defense of the Zhejiang team, Wu Lei turned his back to the goal outside the small penalty area and took off directly in the air in the face of the incoming ball, scoring an earth-shattering inverted golden hook goal, which can be called an insoluble solution. In the 82nd minute, Shanghai Port played a wonderful counterattack, and Wu Lei scored a hat trick with a single shot.
After 17 rounds of the Chinese Super League, Wu Lei scored 19 goals alone, dominating the top scorer list in the league, leading the foreign aid Gustavo and Kompagno behind him by as many as 8 goals, and there is no suspense about being crowned the 2024 Chinese Super League Golden Boot Award. Wu Lei is in such good shape that fans across the country are excited. As the current number one star of the national football team, Wu Lei's performance has a huge impact on the prospects of the top 18 of the national football team.
In fact, as early as the round of 36, Wu Lei was an irreplaceable presence for the national football team on the offensive end. In the entire round of 36, the national football team scored a total of 9 goals, and Wu Lei contributed 5 goals and 1 assist. It is no exaggeration to say that if Wu Lei had not been suspended in the home game against Thailand, the national football team would have already qualified in advance, and there would be no need to wait for the final round to see the faces of other teams.
In the future top 18 matches, Wu Lei will continue to assume the offensive responsibility of the national football team. For the national football team, it is a kind of luck to have Wu Lei, especially Wu Lei, who is in such a hot state. As long as Wu Lei maintains his condition, it is no longer a dream for the national football team to qualify for the top 18!