At 8 p.m. on June 6, Beijing time, in the fifth round of the round of 36 of the 2026 US-Canada-Mexico World Cup Asian Qualifiers, the Chinese men's football team will face Thailand at the Shenyang Olympic Sports Center, which will determine the fate of the two teams. In the 20th minute of the game, Subachu scored with a header. In the 50th minute, Fernando missed a penalty.
【Lineup】
The national football team is second in the group with 7 points, 3 points ahead of Thailand and 3 goal difference, as long as they win this game, they can qualify for the group one round early. If you don't win, your life hangs by a thread, and the national football team needs to fight South Korea away in the final round, and the difficulty can be imagined. Wu Lei and Li Yuanyi were suspended, and Gao Zhunyi and Li Shuai were absent due to injury, which undoubtedly put forward higher requirements for Ivan's arrangement.
In this game, Wang Dalei served as the starting goalkeeper and captain, Jiang Guangtai and Zhu Chenjie partnered in the center back, and Liu Yang and Wang Zhenao were left and right. In the midfield, Wang Shangyuan, Gao Tianyi, Xu Haoyang, and Wei Shihao played, and the front line was joined by two naturalized players, and Alan and Fernando joined forces. It is worth noting that Xu Haoyang and Wang Zhenao were selected for the national football team for the first time and made their debuts in the key battle. The Taishan team has a total of 3 starters, and Huang Zhengyu and Xie Wenneng are on standby on the bench.
The national football team reversed Thailand 2-1 away in the first leg, with 4 wins and 1 loss in the last 5 meetings, occupying a certain psychological advantage. Thailand are also facing personnel inadequacies, with central defender Bansa and full-back Mikkelsen out injured, which has a big impact on the defence, and the core of the midfield, Songkrasin, has just recovered from injury and is in doubtful form. In this game, Supana, Subachai and Tiraton started the game, and Songkrasin and veteran Dangda were substitutes.
【Results】
In the 7th minute, Fernando still completed a low cross under the three-man attack, but Allan's shot was blocked by the opposing defender.
In the 12th minute, the Thai team got a quick counterattack opportunity, Wei Shihao returned to the defense at high speed, and made a key block with a tackle.
In the 16th minute, Fernando instigated a counterattack, Alan crossed to the back post, and Wei Shihao shot from a small angle, which was saved by the goalkeeper. After the opening, the two teams had no intention of probing, and the attack and defense were fast-paced and the intensity of the scramble was high.
In the 20th minute, Subachai crossed from the right, the national football team's defense leaked, and Subachu followed up with a header to break the goal, and the national football team fell behind 0-1. The life-and-death battle conceded the goal early, and the situation was very unfavorable for the national football team.
In the 22nd minute, the national football team missed a good opportunity to tie up, Allan's shot hit the post, Fernando got the ball and shook off the defender and played again, and was cleared by the defender in front of the goal line.
In the 28th minute, Wei Shihao took a free kick in front, and the goalkeeper lifted the ball off the crossbar with one palm. Subsequently, Ivan replaced Gao Tianyi with 21-year-old Baihelamu, added a center forward and removed a midfielder, which was a very bold substitution.
In the 30th minute, Wei Shihao took a corner kick and chose to hit the goal directly, and the ball hit the crossbar and popped up, very imaginative.
In the 35th minute, Sharaqi's long-range shot from the periphery hit the crossbar, and the national football team escaped.
In the 40th minute, Supana easily shook Zhu Chenjie and fired a low shot slightly off the post, and the national football team was in front of the goal.
In the last minute of stoppage time in the first half, Subachu shot low at the neutral post from a small angle, and the ball rebounded back into Wang Dalei's arms, and the national football team was lucky not to concede another goal before half-time.
At half-time, Thailand took the lead in scoring and hit the frame twice, and the shots of Alan and Wei Shihao on the national football team also hit the goal frame, but there was not much time left for the national football team.
In the 49th minute, Gishada made a mistake in the handball in the penalty area, and the referee decisively awarded a penalty.
Fernando took the penalty and fired a blast to miss, missing a good chance to equalize!
(Poster News)