Wang Dalei, captain of the national football team, predicted goodbye, and his national team career in the past 20 years "seems to have not succeeded"

After losing 0:1 to Indonesia away earlier, the national football team has announced early that it will be out of the round of 18 in the third phase of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, and will miss the World Cup finals again, but there is still the last round of matches to play on the evening of the 10th, and they will face Bahrain, another weak team in Group C, at home, and strive to avoid the bottom of the group.

National football captain Wang Dalei (left) accompanied head coach Ivankovic to attend the pre-match press conference against Bahrain

This seemingly dispensable battle, the outside world seems to be just to see if the national football team can save a little face, but it may be the farewell game of many players and even the coach Ivankovic who is rumored to have stepped down. Captain Wang Dalei made a speech, which was not without embarrassment.

“I learned a lot, but I didn't seem to succeed”The 36-year-old Wang Dalei has a national team career of nearly 20 years from 2006 to 2025, and he has been stable in the national team selection position for many years, but it is obvious from this year's World Cup qualifiers that he has passed his peak and his level has declined. The biggest criticism was the goal conceded by the "butter hand" in the home game against Australia in the round of 18, coupled with the lack of saves in the whole game, and the national football team lost to the sinner.

Speaking to Bahrain at a pre-match press conference, the captain of the national football team predicted that it could be his last World Cup qualifier, "As the manager said, we are actively preparing for the game against Bahrain when we are missing a lot of players. It feels like the year or so has passed very quickly, and I am about to have my last World Cup qualifier (qualifier), which may also be my last World Cup qualifier (qualifier), and I hope to win this game at home with my team-mates and set a good example for the younger players. ”

Wang Dalei, captain of the national football team, has been in the national team for nearly 20 years, and sighed: "It seems that he has never succeeded."

Wang Dalei lamented that in the past 20 years of national team career, he has worked with many coaches, teammates and senior players, "I have learned a lot, but I don't seem to have succeeded." His words fully reflect the helplessness of this generation of national football players.

Football is not only about winning and losing, Wang Dalei continued: "I hope that in my last World Cup qualifier (qualifier) for the national team, I can give the young players something worth leaving behind, and I hope they can pass on this spirit of unity." ”

Wang Dalei emphasized that the current national football team is a united team, everyone has made a lot of efforts and sacrifices, and finally he said in a deep voice: "I hope that when we leave the national team, we will take away all the bad things, and only leave the things that are helpful and useful to the young players." ”

Wang Dalei prophesied goodbye

The only time the national football team qualified for the World Cup finals was in 2002, when Japan and South Korea hosted it. The highest ranking of the national football team in the world rose to 37 places in December 1998, and the lowest fell below three digits, falling to 109 in 2013, and is currently ranked 94th, ranking 14th among Asian Football Federation teams. The 2026 World Cup finals have increased from 32 to 48 teams, and the national football team still has not been able to win a place.