China’s Young Star Shines Bright! 🌟
Hey there, soccer fans! Did you hear the exciting news? An 18-year-old forward named Wang Yudong scored a super important goal for China! 🇨🇳⚽️
On Tuesday, in the city of Chongqing in southwest China, the Chinese men’s soccer team faced off against Bahrain. Even though both teams knew they couldn’t move on to the next round of the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers, they played with lots of heart! ❤️
The first half of the game didn’t have many chances to score. But in the second half, China took control! Wang Yudong was amazing, sprinting down the left wing and trying his best to score. He kept shooting, but the goalkeeper from Bahrain kept stopping the ball. 🧤
But guess what happened in the 93rd minute? That’s right, almost at the very end of the game, Wang Yudong got a chance to take a penalty kick! A penalty kick is when a player gets to shoot directly at the goal from a special spot, and only the goalkeeper tries to stop it. This happened because Bahrain made a handball foul in their own penalty area. 🙌
With everyone watching, Wang Yudong stayed calm and kicked the ball into the net! Goal! 🥅🎉 It was his first goal ever in an international game! How cool is that?
China won the game 1-0! They ended their World Cup qualifying journey with nine points, finishing fifth in their group. Even though they won’t be in the World Cup this time, the team played hard, and young players like Wang Yudong give us hope for the future! 🌟
Go Team China! Can’t wait to see what they do next! 🚀
Reference(s):
China beat Bahrain 1-0 to end FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying campaign
cgtn.com
