According to the Spanish newspaper Le Monde on its website on November 26, the Qatar World Cup is staging a “big Chinese episode” from football, jerseys to flags and imitation trophies.
It is reported that 1.5 million small flags, 800000 jerseys, 350000 whistles, 180000 loudspeakers, 120000 key rings, 70000 plush toys, 15000 hats, 12000 imitation trophies and 8000 soccer balls belong to 32 participating teams. Zhong Yun, a representative of Yiwu Sports Goods Association, wants to check on his mobile phone a batch of products starting from this southern Chinese city and finally arriving in Qatar.
It is reported that at present, in Qatar, the Chinese team has not come, but Chinese enterprises have come, and they occupy the most important position in the World Cup as the main sponsors. According to the data of British Global Data Corporation, the real estate group Wanda Group and electronics company Vivo have spent more than 1.3 billion euros to sponsor the World Cup, slightly more than 1 billion euros more than the spending of American giants.
Russell Stadium is the pearl of Qatar. The World Cup finals will be held on December 18. It will be built by China Railway Construction International Group Co., Ltd. (CRCI), a Chinese state-owned enterprise. 888 electric vehicles transporting officials, organizing committee personnel, registered journalists and fans to and from sports facilities are provided by the Chinese automobile manufacturer Yutong Bus Co., Ltd.