Wu Lei and Brazilian-born Alan Carvalho both scored twice as China demolished Guam 7-0 in a World Cup qualifier in front of a sell-out home crowd of 30,000 on Sunday.
The handsome victory over the US island territory saw China close the gap on group leaders Syria to five points with three games left, but only the top team is guaranteed to reach the next stage of qualifying for Qatar 2022.
In Li Tie’s first match since being permanently named China coach in January last year, Espanyol’s Wu opened the scoring with a 20th-minute penalty in Suzhou after being chopped down in the box.
Jin Jingdao scored the second six minutes before half-time, then 29-year-old Wu crashed in the b…
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