On the evening of March 26, Beijing time, the second phase of the 2026 World Cup Asian qualifiers rekindled the fire, in the two games of Group C, Wu Lei scored 2 shots and 1 pass, Fernando and Wei Shihao made contributions respectively, the Chinese team defeated Singapore 4:1 and ranked second;
In China's 4:1 Singapore game, in the 21st minute, Zhang Yuning sent an assist in the midfield, and Wu Lei scored with a single knife in a long run, and the Chinese team led 1:0. After the kick-off in the Singapore middle circle, Liu Yang had a serious leakage, and the Singapore team's header quickly equalized the score to 1:1. In the 65th minute, Gao Zhunyi was pulled down in the penalty area, the referee awarded a penalty, and Fernando hit the penalty steadily, scoring the first goal of the national team, and the Chinese team overtook 2:1. In the 79th minute, the situation on the field changed abruptly, Li Yuan shoveled down Zhou Junheng and was sent off with a red card, and the Chinese team had only 10 people to continue fighting. In the 85th minute, Wu Lei took the ball on the left side and made a surprise attack to stage a wonderful one-stop goal, completing a brace and scoring the 36th goal of the national team, and the Chinese team led 3:1. In the 90th minute, the Chinese team played a quick counterattack, Wu Lei sent an assist, and Wei Shihao easily pushed the goal to add icing on the cake, and finally the Chinese team won 4:1. On June 6, the Chinese team only needs to win Thailand at home to qualify in advance, but Wu Lei was suspended because of a yellow card in this game.
South Korea's 3:0 Thailand game, in the 19th minute, the South Korean team played a quick counterattack, Cho Gyu-sung passed the goalkeeper and crossed in front of the goal, Lee Jae-seong followed up and pushed the empty goal, rewriting the score to 1:0. In the 54th minute, Lee Gang-in sent a straight stopper, and Son Heung-min broke through with the ball and shot from a small angle to the next goal, and the South Korean team led 2:0. In the 82nd minute, the South Korean team took a corner kick, Kim Min-jae headed the ferry to provide an assist, and Park Jin-sub pushed the goal to rewrite the score to 3:0.