Chinese Team's First World Cup Goal!

Although Old Zhu had already tried to ease the pressure on the team before the match, nerves were still unavoidable for these young national team players stepping onto the World Cup stage for the first time.

After kickoff, the Chinese team played somewhat tensely, and the initiative was quickly seized by their opponents.

Compared with the young Chinese team, although Slovakia was also appearing in the World Cup for the first time, their predecessor, Czechoslovakia, had been a regular at the tournament.

During their peak period, they had even reached the World Cup final twice, though bad luck had kept them from winning the title.

In 1990, amid the turmoil in Eastern Europe, Czechoslovakia had also reached the quarterfinals, proving they were quite formidable.

Among the four teams in Group F, the Slovakians saw the Chinese team as the easiest soft target.

If they could not win this match, facing Italy and Paraguay afterward would only be even tougher.

So once the match began, Slovakia attacked with great ferocity.

Just three minutes after kickoff, the Chinese team lost possession in midfield. Slovakia's Number 17, Hamsik, received a pass from a teammate and suddenly unleashed a long-range shot with his left foot from 27 meters out.

The shot came without warning. The National Football Team's defense had no time to close him down, allowing him to strike it comfortably.

At the critical moment, the young Wang Dalei stepped up, diving to tip the ball over the crossbar and protect his goal.

"Wake up, stay focused, and don't lose your markers!"

Though Wang Dalei was young, his presence was no weaker than that of the veterans.

After making the save, he got back to his feet and loudly reminded his teammates on the defense line, showing no hesitation just because the opponents