# Wu Lei's 'One word' toward SON finally revealed

Chinese national striker Wu Lei was found to have asked Son Heung-min to act like a world class in a Group C match in the second Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup in November last year.

In a recent interview with China's CCTV, Wu Lei said that Son was asked to show world class-appropriate behavior last year. According to media, Wu Lei questioned Son at the time, "If you are a world class player, you should have a ceremony to provoke Chinese fans right in front of you."

On November 21, 2023, at the University Sports Centre in Shenzhen, China, the national team, led by former national football coach Jurgen Klinsmann, played an away game against China in Group C of the second Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North and Central America World Cup.

At that time, the Korean team crushed China 3-0 with Son's multi-goal performance in the 11th and 45th minutes of the first half. With this victory, the Korean team avenged its 0-1 defeat in an away match against China in the final Asian qualifying round for the 2018 Russia World Cup, which took place in Changsha, China in March 2017. In addition, the Korean team had an overwhelming advantage of four wins and one victory in five recent A matches against China.

The situation that Woo-rey was questioned by Son Heung-min occurred shortly after the first goal in the 11th minute of the first half. At that time, Hwang Hee-chan, the head of the national team's charge, tripped by Chinese defender Zhang Xionlong in the box and won a penalty, and Son Heung-min played as a kicker and shook the net with a right-footed strong shot.

After scoring the goal, Son put his index finger on his mouth and performed a "shhh" ceremony to the Chinese spectators. It was a ceremony to tell the Chinese fans to be quiet, who booed loudly from the beginning of the game.

Then, Woo-rey approached Son Heung-min, frowned, and strongly protested. Hwang Hee-chan separated the two players, and Woo-rey continued to talk about something to the referee. At the time, it was not known what Woo-rey had said, but it was not revealed until about four months later.

Son was in China's check even before the match. In a press conference ahead of the match, former coach Aleksandar Yankovic said, "We are not defending just Son. We have to defend all of our opponents. No matter how great a team is, it has weaknesses, so we have to figure that out and dig in."

Chinese defender Zhang Xianlong provoked, "Watch how to stop Son Heung-min," while Zhao Mingchen, who played for China's national team in the past, also expressed confidence, saying, "Son Heung-min is not such a scary player."

Then, during the final training session before the game, Son Heung-min made a commitment to the squad, saying, "The crowd will be full tomorrow, so let's show what kind of soccer we want to play and make them breathless."

When the game began, the Chinese home crowd booed. Amid the strong booing, Son scored the first goal in the 11th minute of the first half, performed a hissing ceremony, and scored multiple goals in the 45th minute of the first half to silence the crowd. However, it seems that Son's actions were not against the actions of Chinese spectators, but rather provocative.

Meanwhile, Wu Lei played for Spain's La Liga Espanyol until 2022, before moving to Shanghai Haigang in China that summer. Wu Lei, who failed disastrously by scoring 16 goals in 126 games for Espanyol, will return to his former club Shanghai. Last season, he scored 18 goals in 30 league games, showing that it works in China.

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