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Wu Lei, the pride of Chinese soccer, is scheduled to leave the Chinese national team.
China's Sohu Dotcom shed light on Wu Lei's situation on the 14th (Korea time), saying, "'Will Wu Lei announce his retirement from the national team?'
Sohu says 'Urey has relied on painkillers even while playing for Shanghai Sanggang. Not long ago, he was excluded from the national team because he did not recover from an injury. Now, he plans to say goodbye to the Chinese national team as it will not be able to play in the 2026 World Cup in North Korea and the U.S. Considering his age and injury in the next World Cup qualifying round, he will not be able to participate.
Many fans will be saddened by Wu Lei's decision to retire from the national team. Wu Lei, who has been the best striker in the national team for the past 20 years, has contributed to the team with a brilliant performance.
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The Chinese national team recently ended its journey to the World Cup finals by eliminating fifth place in Group C in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup. All hope disappeared as he failed to advance to the fourth qualifying round. Due to this failure, he will not be able to participate in the World Cup for the sixth time in a row since the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup.
Wu Lei is also expected to leave the Chinese national team. Wu Lei, who played for Spain's Espanyol and was once China's best talent and even appeared in comparison with Son Heung-min in China, was a player with great presence in the Chinese national team. In the record of 37 goals in 99 games of the national team, it can be confirmed that he was already China's best striker.
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Urey, however, could not avoid age and injury. When Wu Lei was unable to play for the national team due to an injury in the A match in March, Chinese media said 'I'm very sorry, but Wu Lei is unable to continue training for a long time. Inevitably, he was also excluded from the Chinese men's soccer team. The Chinese national team's offense suffered a great blowHe also reported that ' In addition, Wu Lei's absence from the national team's roster effectively means the end of his career. He was born in 1991 and is 34 years old this year. Since the national team's advance to the World Cup finals is dark, it is unlikely that he will return to the national team in the future, he said.
If Wu Lei leaves the Chinese national team, China will have to focus on selecting a new striker to fill his presence as well as a generational change. Sohu said 'Wang Yu-dong can play as the main striker for the Chinese national team. He said the 18-year-old Wang Yu-dong could be a replacement because he also scored a penalty under pressure to qualify for the World Cup.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
