The quadrennial super soccer feast is coming! On the evening of November 20, the Qatar World Cup opening ceremony officially opened. Many Chinese elements gathered in the World Cup, "Made in China" shine on the scene.
"Chinese elements" make a splash
Corporations become the biggest sponsors
China's infrastructure and Chinese manufacturing excelled in and around the World Cup in Qatar. Whether it's venues, peripheral merchandise, fans, referees or sponsors, this World Cup is filled with many Chinese elements.
Roussel Stadium, the main stadium of the 2022 Qatar World Cup, is constructed by China Railway Construction, Zhou Ming Technology provides led screens; Golden Dragon Automobile and Yutong Bus provide new energy buses; Sany Heavy Industry's construction machinery is used in the construction of the stadium. It is reported that this building area of 195,000 square meters "golden bowl" can accommodate 80,000 people at the same time.
According to the news report, the World Cup "974 stadium" is also from the Chinese team. 70% of the stadium consists of containers, a total of 974 containers. According to Qatar, Chinese companies have provided more than 10,000 sets of containerized housing for the Qatar World Cup, mainly from Guangdong, Zhejiang and other places.
Chinese manufacturers are ubiquitous in the merchandise surrounding the World Cup. Made in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, they account for almost 70 percent of the market share of goods around the World Cup, according to estimates by the Yiwu Sporting Goods Association. Yiwu is the largest manufacturer for the World Cup in Qatar.
Particularly noteworthy is that Chinese companies got the current World Cup sponsorship amount "first" China has four sponsors, respectively, Wanda, Hisense, Mengniu and Mengniu and vivo. according to Qatar Al Jazeera reported that globaldata (globaldata) according to the data provided, Chinese sponsors in Qatar, the World Cup invested 1.395 billion U.S. dollars (equivalent to 9.932 billion yuan) to become the largest sponsor. The World Cup invested $1.395 billion (equivalent to 9.932 billion yuan), surpassing the $1.1 billion invested by U.S. companies to become the largest sponsor of the World Cup.
To date, Wanda Group is the largest Chinese sponsor of the World Cup in Qatar. It is also one of FIFA's seven official partners, alongside Coca-Cola, Adidas, Hyundai, Qatar Airways, Qatar Energy and VISA.
