The World Cup's missing country
FIFA is expecting record-breaking revenue from the 2026 World Cup. But it’s still leaving a lot of money on the table — or more specifically, Chinese yuan.Despite the expanded field in this year’s tournament, China’s men’s national team still failed to qualify.
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FIFA is expecting record-breaking revenue from the 2026 World Cup. But it’s still leaving a lot of money on the table — or more specifically, Chinese yuan.Despite the expanded field in this year’s tournament, China’s men’s national team still failed to qualify. FIFA is now talking about expanding again to 64 teams in 2030, with the implicit hope of pulling in the Chinese team and its massive market of soccer-obsessed fans.The running joke in Chinese online soccer forums is that the men’s national team may still not qualify, says Hong Kong University Professor Xu Gouqi, who wrote a 2008 book on the role of sports in China. “Chinese are not allowed to discuss many things in social media,” Xu noted in an interview.
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- FIFA is expecting record-breaking revenue from the 2026 World Cup. But it’s still leaving a lot of money on the table — or more specifically, Chinese yuan.Despite the expanded field in this year’s tournament, China’s men’s national team still failed to qualify.
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