Although there is no Chinese men's football team in this Qatar World Cup, as always, it can be said that except for the football team, we are the first in many off-court events, we in China are the first in many events outside the court. For example, the very eye-catching billboards on every game are almost half from China's sponsors. Then the British media made a statistics on this phenomenon and finally found that the number one funder of this World Cup was originally China. For example, Wanda is a partner of FIFA . They have signed a contract with FIFA for 15 years and the total value has reached 850 million US dollars, and there are also many domestic mobile phone brands, domestic milk brands, and domestic electronic brands that are very important sponsors of this Qatar World Cup. The value of almost every contract is calculated in billions (USD). So the total sponsorship fee from China in this Qatar World Cup reached US$207 million, which is as high as RMB 1.48 billion. Therefore, China has also become the veritable largest funder of the Qatar World Cup
But for FIFA, in terms of economic interests and influence, if Chinese men's football team can participate, it will definitely become the most popular World Cup in history. For this reason, FIFA has broken his head and thought of a solution, including the expansion of Asian quotas in the next 2026 US, Canada and Mexico World Cup to 8.5. That is to say, if the six Asian teams in this World Cup can still reach the next World Cup, then there are still 2.5 places left for Chinese men's football team to fight for, but fans will definitely be happy to see this, because in the big In the heart of the family, it is probably difficult for the national football team to enter
. So to truly let China enter the World Cup, the most reliable thing is to let China take the initiative to hold a World Cup, so as the host, the Chinese men's football team will automatically become a member of the World Cup. In fact, China has been very interested in events like the World Cup for so many years. With the success of the Beijing Olympics and the Beijing Winter Olympics , China's ability to hold world competitions is obvious to all the world. , In addition, football is the world's number one sport, and the four-year World Cup is even more influential. The number of viewers in each World Cup is calculated in 100 million. So if China could host the World Cup, it would have many benefits, both in terms of national football fans, economic effects and global influence. Moreover, facing the Chinese men's football team who have been defeated repeatedly, the confidence of fans has long been wiped out. Therefore, hosting the World Cup has become a shortcut that everyone agrees to be feasible
Then now China is now There is really a place that has released the latest football development and construction plan, which focuses on 's bid for the World Cup . This place is Qingdao, Shandong. For the first time, they clearly stated in the official document that they should actively bid for the World Cup. The Qingdao Football Reform and Development Promotion Leading Group issued the "Qingdao City National Football Development Key City Construction Plan for the "14th Five-Year Plan" Period" clearly stated that the overall goal of Qingdao's football development is clearly stated, in addition to striving to achieve the comprehensive conclusion of professional football, mass football, youth training football, and campus football. In addition to the cooperation, this plan also highlights a sentence that fans are extremely interested in: " Qingdao should actively bid for the World Cup, World Cup and other major international events and Chinese Football Association series events!" This should be the first official document to appear in the official document that it is necessary to actively bid for the World Cup and other major events. It seems that China's bid for the World Cup has really been put on the agenda.
In fact, there have been many times in the past decade. It is said that China is going to bid for the World Cup, such a topic is not new in China. Moreover, FIFA has always hoped that China can host the World Cup. After all, in addition to the level of the Chinese men's football team, the Chinese team has achieved brilliant results in hosting international competitions. In recent World Cups, the largest sponsors basically come from our China. Therefore, China hosts the World Cup, which is a result that many parties are willing to see
Since this is the case, why has China been slow to bid for the World Cup? What are they worried about? The answer is of course very simple, that is, it is not difficult for China to bid for the World Cup, and it is neither lacking in funds nor technology nor places, but what we are afraid of is embarrassment, because once the World Cup is successfully held, the Chinese men's football team will stand on the field of the World Cup through the host. If their own strength is too poor, even if they get a good group in the group stage, if the final result is that they are bullied by everyone in the same group, and even abuse every game, will this become the biggest joke?
For example, the host of the World Cup, Qatar team, was eliminated early, and set the worst record in the history of the World Cup in 92 years. And Qatar is a good person like China. This is also the main reason why the General Administration of Sports and the Chinese Football Association have been very cautious in bidding for the World Cup
Special Editor: Su Daqiang
