The other match was played later than the China-Japan match. Australia actually failed to beat Oman away from home and was tied 0-0 by Oman.
After the second round of the top ten matches, the Chinese team won both games and ranked first in the Group B standings with 6 points and 5 goals difference. The Japanese team won one and lost one in two games and ranked second with 3 points and 2 goals difference. Australia, which had a bye in the first round, ranked third with 1 point and 0 goals difference. Oman ranked fourth with 1 point and 3 goals difference. Iraq, which had a bye in this round, still ranked last with 0 points and 4 goals difference.
The third round of the top ten matches will be held four days later on June 12, with Iraq playing against Oman at home and Australia playing against Japan at home. The Chinese team will have a bye and the national team's competition will come to an end.
Therefore, after the game with the Japanese team, Lu Wenbin and his teammates Zeng Cheng, Zhang Linpeng, Wu Xi, Zhao Peng and Du Wei bid farewell to the national team and reported to the National Olympic Team to prepare for the London Olympics.
In order to achieve good results in the London Olympics, in addition to Lu Wenbin, Zhang Linpeng and Wu Xi, who are of the right age for the national team, Zeng Cheng, Zhao Peng and Du Wei, who are over the age limit, were also called up.
Zeng Cheng, Zhao Peng and Du Wei are the three over-age players permitted by the National Olympic Team rules. They just happen to occupy the positions of goalkeeper and two main central defenders, and are used to consolidate the defense, allowing Lu Wenbin to devote more energy to offense.
The men's football championship at the London Olympics may be the first world championship that the Chinese men's football team can strive for.
It’s not that the European and American powers are not strong, but that Lu Wenbin is too abnormal.
Although Lu Wenbin is indeed in the U23 age group and not over the age limit, his strength is far beyond the level of the U23 National Olympic Team.
At the U23 level, it is no exaggeration to say that Lu Wenbin is a god.
Lu Wenbin alone can crush the entire Olympic team of many countries.
It's like a tiger entering a flock of sheep. It has no rivals, no matter how many sheep there are.
There have also been major changes in the National Olympic Team. Due to age and condition, several people have left and a lot of new teammates have been added.
Lu Wenbin's fellow countryman Wu Sihuo has been trained in the European league. Although he is not playing in the top league, he has improved a lot compared to when he was in China. It can be said that the change is earth-shaking.
For this National Olympic team, Zeng Cheng is the first goalkeeper and Wu Sihuo is the second goalkeeper, which is a step forward from the previous third goalkeeper.
The fighting spirit of the National Olympic Team members is stronger than that of the national team. Being younger, they are more likely to be excited and fight for the country.
While Lu Wenbin and his teammates were training for the London Olympics, the third round of the top ten competition went on as usual on June 12.
After 90 minutes, Iraq and Oman, Japan and Australia all ended in a 1-1 draw, allowing the Chinese team, which had a bye in this round, to reap the benefits.
After three rounds, the Chinese team, which had a bye in this round, continued to rank first with 6 points and 5 goals, the Japanese team ranked second with 4 points and 2 goals, Australia ranked third with 2 points and 0 goal difference, Oman ranked fourth with 2 points and -3 goal difference, and Iraq ranked last with 1 point and -4 goal difference.
The Chinese team did not fall behind the Japanese team in this round of byes, and it can be said that they achieved the best result.
After returning to the National Olympic Team, Lu Wenbin discovered a very talented new teammate among his new teammates: forward Wu Lei, born in Jiangsu in 1991, is the youngest player in this U23 National Olympic Team.
Being able to join the National Olympic Team at a younger age than Lu Wenbin and represent China in the London Olympics speaks volumes.
At the beginning, Lu Wenbin did not pay much attention to Wu Lei because Wu Lei had always been on the bench and the coach and teammates did not take special care of him.
Wu Lei rarely scores goals in normal training and always fails to cooperate with his substitute teammates.
But after a few days of training, especially after sometimes exchanging the main and substitute lineups to practice with Lu Wenbin, Lu Wenbin found that although Wu Lei was thin, short and not fast, he was very talented in seizing opportunities and handled the ball very concisely and decisively compared to other teammates.
It can be said that Wu Lei has certain similarities with Inzaghi.
Of course, with Wu Lei's current ability, he can only be said to be a scrapped version of Inzaghi. It is highly likely that he will never be able to achieve Inzaghi's achievements in his entire life.
But Lu Wenbin still felt very happy because Wu Lei's talent was indeed far beyond that of other teammates.
It can be said that Wu Lei is the most talented Chinese player that Lu Wenbin has seen in the National Olympic Team.
After discovering Wu Lei's talent, Lu Wenbin, the attacking midfielder, discussed with head coach Blazevic and decided to assign Wu Lei more to Lu Wenbin's team so that he could try to cooperate with Wu Lei more.
During training, Lu Wenbin strengthened his cooperation with Wu Lei, communicated with him frequently, and passed on his off-ball running experience to Wu Lei.
In less than half a month, the entire National Olympic Team, from the coaching staff to the players to the ordinary staff, were surprised to find that Wu Lei had actually transformed from a newcomer into the main striker who worked best with Lu Wenbin.
Wu Lei was able to receive the ball passed by Lu Wenbin most of the time and turn it into a goal.
It's not that Wu Lei can be compared with Lu Wenbin's teammates in the club, such as Benzema, Higuain and Ronaldo, but in the National Olympic Team, or even the Chinese national team, Wu Lei and Lu Wenbin have the fastest running-in speed, and he can understand Lu Wenbin's passing and running intentions very well.
To prove this with a simple and direct statistic, before Lu Wenbin and Wu Lei trained together, Wu Lei could only score one goal in three training matches on average, and the main team that Lu Wenbin was in beat the substitute team by an average of seven or eight goals.
When Wu Lei was exchanged to Lu Wenbin's main team, and his cooperation with Lu Wenbin became increasingly tacit, Wu Lei could almost score two or three goals in a training match, and Lu Wenbin's main team often won over the substitute team by more than 10 goals.
As a result, as a new teammate, Wu Lei successfully squeezed out the previous main striker before the National Olympic Team set off for the Olympics and became the main striker in the National Olympic Team's 4231 formation.
Wu Lei has become the biggest discovery of this National Olympic Team.
When Lu Wenbin retreats to his position, he not only has to organize the offense, but also participate in the defense. When competing against strong European and American teams in the Olympics, a striker who can understand Lu Wenbin's passing and receiving intentions will be of great help to the Chinese team in achieving good results.
In addition to training with his teammates from the National Olympic Team, Lu Wenbin also participated in the flag bearer rehearsal of the Olympic delegation.
As an iconic figure in Chinese sports, Lu Wenbin had the unshirkable responsibility to serve as the flag bearer of the Chinese Olympic delegation at the London Olympics.
This naturally requires rehearsal.
However, the Olympic men's football competition starts before the opening ceremony, so the National Olympic Team needs to set off earlier than the delegation.
On July 10, 2012, Beijing time, the Chinese Olympic Delegation for the 2012 London Olympic Games, consisting of more than 400 athletes and a total of more than 600 people, was officially established in Beijing.
On July 19, the Chinese U23 men's national Olympic team was the first to board a plane to London, England.
The Chinese Olympic team, led by Lu Wenbin, began their journey to the London Olympics.