The sky is gone, too! Superstar injury recurred → Will the hope of advancing to the emergency World Cup disappear in early June

May 23, 2025

The sky is gone, too! Superstar injury recurred → Will the hope of advancing to the emergency World Cup disappear in early June
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It is news that Wu Lei, the ace of the Chinese national team, could miss the A-match in June due to an injury.

On the 23rd, Chinese soccer media Dongchu-di reportedly recalled veteran player Wu Lei to the Chinese national team, but he missed the game due to a recurrence of injury before the league match between Shanghai Haigang and Shandong Taishan. Currently, Wu Lei needs to make a careful decision on whether he will be able to participate in the June match after participating in national team training normally,' he said, adding that it is unclear whether Wu Lei will play in the June A match.

Wu Lei is a legend of Chinese soccer. He is well known to Korean fans as well. Wu Lei, who debuted in Shanghai Sanggang (the whole body of Shanghai Haigang), was a huge prospect who received a lot of attention from his debut. Wu Lei made her professional debut at a very young age. He immediately began to stand out in the second division of China and has been selected for the Chinese national team since 2010.
The sky is gone, too! Superstar injury recurred → Will the hope of advancing to the emergency World Cup disappear in early June
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Wu Lei was also China's only hope when it collected global superstars as it invested in soccer in earnest. He was the only native Chinese striker who could compete with monstrous strikers. Wu Lei, who played in the High River until 2018, has been playing steadily, has become China's ace.




Wu Lei succeeded in transferring to Spain's La Liga Espanyol in 2018 with his skills. He also played as a rotation member while showing his competitiveness in Espanyol. After four seasons with Espanyol, he returned to the High River. Having experienced the European stage, Wu Lei was overwhelmed in the Chinese league. Last season, he won the league's top scorer with 34 goals and 15 assists in 30 league games. He has consistently played as a national team player and is now playing an ace and captain.
The sky is gone, too! Superstar injury recurred → Will the hope of advancing to the emergency World Cup disappear in early June
Recently, however, Wu Lei has not been able to help China much due to injuries. Since the start of the third qualifying round for the Asian region of the World Cup, only two games have been played and no goals have been scored. Since October last year, he has been out of power due to a knee meniscus injury and even underwent surgery. It was Wu Lei, who returned last month and was improving his performance, but there was a possibility that the injury recurred.

Dongchudi missed his team's pregame training session due to the recurrence of Wu Lei's knee injury just before the match between Haigang and Taishan. Still, Wu Lei, who has a strong will to play, will play with injuries and is very eager to play a role in the important game of the national team. However, there is a big question whether Urey will be able to participate in training normally with the team and participate in intensive World Cup qualifying matches.'
The sky is gone, too! Superstar injury recurred → Will the hope of advancing to the emergency World Cup disappear in early June
Sportschosun DB
If Wu Lei fails to play again this time, it is a huge loss of power for China. This is because there are many games in which Wu Lei does not play well against strong teams, but if he is at a similar level or China is ahead of the team, he plays a good role as a troubleshooter.

If China fails to win against Indonesia, its first A-match opponent in June, Wu Lei's injury recurrence is the worst-case scenario because his hopes of advancing to the World Cup will virtually disappear. It's a bigger problem because there are no strikers to replace thunder.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.