The World Cup in Qatar came to an end after an exciting, historically published final that is destined to be a classic that will linger in the memories of many fans for decades.
This tournament, too, was filled with tons of Chinese elements. The Chinese are not just spectators!
The National Football League is everywhere
Which is the most discussed team during the World Cup on forums, communities, and social media sites during the World Cup?
Argentina? France? Croatia, Morocco? Or an underwhelming Germany, Spain or even Italy?
The Chinese team is one of the most popular candidates.
It's not just that China won a friendly against France in 2010, Argentina in the 1984 Gold Cup, Croatia in the 2017 China Cup, and Morocco in a 1997 friendly to "kill off the quarterfinals" but that it leaves room for the Chinese to poke fun at themselves or play a stunt. space for Chinese people to make fun of themselves or play a joke.
This is because, the Chinese team can break all the established frameworks of discussion and tenaciously squeeze into any team discussion!
When Japan and South Korea won, the Chinese team was in the hot seat due to geography and ethnicity.
China's team became a hot favorite due to population issues when Croatia, with a population of just 4 million, received accolades.
Some European teams have naturalized players against their home countries, and the Chinese team is in the hot seat because of the naturalization issue.
When Morocco breakthrough history, the Chinese team in the same place "soccer third world" become hot.
When fans around the world with reluctance to say goodbye to the World Cup, discussing the World Cup four years later "U.S.-Mexico World Cup" when there are eight places in the Asian region, the Chinese team will become? "Asia's ninth" has become a hot spot again.
Some relatives and friends said that during the World Cup they often saw everyone gathered around discussing a team and they were a bit anxious because they didn't know the ball, couldn't get involved and were worried about being isolated. In fact, it's so complicated that any team discussion can be seamless just by talking about two Chinese teams! The Chinese team during the World Cup was this social weapon, the invincible plug-in - everywhere!
China Business Element
According to financial media, Chinese sponsors dominated the Qatar World Cup with a total investment of $1.395 billion, far outpacing the United States, West Asia, Japan, South Korea and Europe.
1 fifa partner, 3 official World Cup sponsors, 2 official Asia-Pacific team sponsors, 13 contracted team sponsors, 4 contracted soccer stars ...... On the World Cup stage, Chinese companies occupy a very important position.
It's no longer news when Chinese characters appear on billboards on the sidelines.
In the backdrop of players' post-game interviews, the Chinese logo is the presence of screen hegemony ......
The World Cup has enabled the world's 2 billion + Chinese companies to dominate the business competition, reflecting the ambition of Chinese brands to cover the globe.
Therefore, we cannot think that it is bad to show the world the fruits of China's economic development because the standard of Chinese soccer is not as good as it should be. Which is more important? Which is bigger and smaller? It is clear at a glance.
Chinese songs ring out on the field
The world still finds it refreshing when the lone brave man, the man who believes in being beaten by the pitch dj chooses to air in a key World Cup battle.
Subsequently, Chinese songs such as Against All Odds and Wall of Hearts once again resounded through the stadium, and the world no longer felt that this was news.
As the songs were being enthusiastically discussed by people of all scripts and nationalities, a large number of fans from all over the country who hadn't heard too many Chinese songs before said that they were very good. In the future, we should try to learn more about Chinese culture and the Chinese people.
Therefore, we cannot think that it is not a good thing to promote and disseminate Chinese culture to the world because the standard of Chinese soccer is not satisfactory. Which is more important? Which is bigger and which is smaller? It is obvious.
Li Tie storm continues to steal the show
During the World Cup, the investigation into China's head coach Li Tie was in full swing.
As more and more people are involved in cases and more and more truths about corruption come to light, these things have attracted a great deal of attention from the Chinese people, and headline grabbing occurs from time to time.
Of course, this will add to the congestion and the mixed feelings of the Chinese people as they enjoy the game. But as the saying goes, "You can't rot until you open the scars". If many cancers have reached the point where they must be punctured, and if Chinese soccer has reached the point where it is absolutely impossible not to save itself, then doing what needs to be done is not necessarily a bad thing.
When the World Cup in China set off a feverish concern, to promote the Chinese soccer anti-corruption storm, of course, is "mending the sheep", but better than turning a blind eye and doing nothing.
If this gets out to a wider audience, those who fight over the flag and anthem without a bottom line because of their own self-interest will surely pay a painful price. It's well deserved and it's a good thing!
More issues for improvement
While the World Cup is going on, many of the world's major leagues are suspended from their first-tier competitions, with only a few second-tier leagues, such as the Championship, La Liga B, and Serie B, among others.
It's not just because a large number of players have participated in the World Cup, leading to resentment from many mainstream teams. It's not just because, well, fifa doesn't allow highly publicized tournaments to steal the spotlight from the World Cup.
What's more, with fans, sponsors and sports media around the world focused on the World Cup, the forced push for leagues, attention, markets and revenues will be greatly affected, and the chain of the soccer industry won't be able to function properly.
But the Premier League had become one of the few top national leagues still in the thick of the action at the time, and that had become a hot topic.
The CFA said it was a desperate move in the epidemic situation.
Affected by the World Cup, the Chinese Super League, which is affected by the audience, has become the biggest victim, and the matter has triggered the fifa dissatisfaction, which may be followed by a storm.
This proves that Chinese soccer wants to realize "arouse the hearts of hundreds of millions" we need to face more problems and difficulties imagined problems and difficulties. If Chinese soccer wants to get out of the freezing point and realize a turning point, it is impossible to catch some greed and eat a few sea cucumbers. In this thorny road destined to be difficult, it needs more tenacity, pay, down-to-earth and joint efforts.
All in all, the Qatar World Cup does not lack Chinese elements. In addition to the five elements mentioned above, Chinese referees, media, fans and tourists were also involved. The fact that the Chinese team did not participate did not affect the Chinese as a key player in the tournament.
To date, there are still many obsessed fans who still have the courage of their convictions to expect that in the lifetime of our generation we will see the national soccer team participate in the World Cup again. But regardless of whether this expectation will be realized or not, one thing is enough to satisfy the Chinese people: in today's globally integrated world, in important international events, China, as a big country, a powerful country, must have a kind of superb presence, and such a trend can't be changed by a few national soccer players or suspects!
