Goalkeeper Wang Dalei has a "cream hand", and there is only one way left for the national football team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup

In Group C of the round of 18 of the 3rd stage of the 2026 World Cup Qualifying Tournament in Asia, the Chinese men's football team, ranked 90th in the world, faced Australia, ranked 26th in the world, at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium on the 25th. Although there were 70,588 Chinese fans cheering on the scene, the Chinese team could not attack for a long time, and the Chinese goalkeeper Wang Dalei had a "cream hand" to let the opponent score one more goal, and the Chinese team lost 0-2 to Australia.

Chinese goalkeeper Wang Dalei had a "cream hand" to let the opponent score 1 more goal

In the 16th minute of the first half of the game, Australia's J. Irvine (Jackson Irvine) received a pass from his teammates near the penalty area, and after his kick shot was blocked, J. Irvine snatched the ball back, dribbled past the opponent's defense, and finally shot with his left foot to break the net, giving Australia a 1-0 lead.

Then in the 29th minute of the first half, Australian winger Nishan Velupillay (Nishan Velupillay) kicked in front of the penalty area, Wang Dalei did not completely block the front, let the ball slip into the door from his hand, and the Australian team took a 2-0 lead. The Chinese team had 49% possession throughout the game, and only one of the 12 shots on goal was on target, and the Chinese men's football team finally swallowed the defeat.

Australia's J. Irvin (right) scores

Wang Dalei, who is the captain of China, said frankly in an interview after the game, "A mistake is a mistake, there is nothing to say." He explained that he didn't see the ball at the first time, the view in front of him was blocked, and as a veteran, he went through a lot to stay focused on the court.

In the third round of Group C of the Asian region of the World Cup qualifying round, the Japanese team led the group with 6 wins and 2 draws, and has also obtained the World Cup ticket. Australia is second with 3 wins, 4 and 1 loss, Saudi Arabia is third with 2 wins, 4 and 2 losses, Indonesia is fourth with 2 wins, 3 and 3 losses, and Bahrain is fifth with 1 win, 3 and 4 losses. The Chinese team is at the bottom of the group with 2 wins and 6 defeats and 6 points. The top two teams in the group will receive tickets to the World Cup intra-sessional tournament.

Australia wins

The Chinese team will not be able to qualify for the 2026 World Cup with the top two teams in the group, but still have a chance to qualify for the main tournament through the play-offs. But the premise is that the Chinese team will at least win the next games against Indonesia and Bahrain to maintain a chance of survival.