The Chinese team defeated the Thai team 3:0 and returned to the semi-finals of the Asian Games men's football team after 28 years.

China News Service, Nagoya, Japan, September 26 (Reporter Li Zhiquan) In the quarter-finals of the men's football team at the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games on the 26th, the Chinese team defeated the Thai team 3:0 and returned to the semi-finals of the Asian Games men's football team after 28 years.

In the group stage, the Chinese team broke out of the "Group of Death" with a record of 1 win and 2 draws, ranking first. In this campaign, the Chinese team made adjustments to the starting lineup. Peng Xiao, Kuai Jiwen, Yimulan Maimaiti, and Xiang Yuwang entered the starting lineup.

In the stoppage time of the first half, Wu Xi took a free kick, and Peng Xiao hit the ball hard in front of the goal. The Thai team defender accidentally scored an own goal, and the Chinese team led 1:0. At the beginning of the second half, Kuai Jiwen passed the ball from the right, and Hu Hetao inserted into the middle of the penalty area and succeeded in shooting. The Chinese team scored another victory. In the 63rd minute, Zhu Chenjie made a header and Zhang Yuning, who came on the bench, scored. The Chinese team led 3:0 and maintained the advantage until the end.

This is the first time that the Chinese team has entered the Asian Games men's football semifinals since the 1998 Asian Games. In the 2002 Asian Games, the men's football team was restructured and U23 players participated. Before this Asian Games, the Chinese men's football Asian Games team had never reached the semi-finals.

After advancing to the semi-finals, the team's morale was high and there was celebration in the locker room. The starting player Xiang Yu Wang said that the team will first enjoy the joy of victory and then immediately prepare for the game, hoping to continue to create the history of Chinese football.

"History is always meant to be rewritten." Goalkeeper Li Hao said that the game is not over yet. No matter who the opponent is, the team's goal is to go all out and strive for better results.

Veteran Zhang Yuning believes that this game is not easy. "We didn't score until the last minute of the first half." He said that although the Thai team is not as good as its group stage opponents in terms of physical confrontation, the teams that can enter the knockout rounds are not weak. In the end, the team achieved the desired result.

On September 30, the Chinese team will face the powerful South Korean team in the semi-finals. Veteran Wu Xi said that the team needs to return to form as soon as possible. "Everyone will fight together, work hard together, and provide wonderful games to the fans together."