China doesn't have a good track record when it comes to men's soccer, however not many people know that the country has a huge influence on other aspects of FIFA. Chinese President Xi Jinping famously announced in 2013 China’s “World Cup Dream,” which included seeing China qualify for the World Cup, China hosting the World Cup, and China winning the World Cup. That dream has since changed and new reforms have opened up with more precise goals in mind. With this in mind, come test your knowledge about China's relationship with FIFA World Cup and the realization of the country's “World Cup Dream.”
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Test your knowledge about China’s relationship with FIFA World Cup and the development of their “World Cup Dream."
A significant event unfolded for China recently, their female team became the first to qualify for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France. Do you know where they're ranked in the current FIFA Women’s World Rankings?
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Xi Jinping has stressed multiple times the importance of China’s “World Cup Dream” but the objective has changed multiple times since he came to office in 2013. Since the April 2016’s reform plan was announced what is the current plan for China’s “World Cup Dream”?
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When Xi Jinping took office as Party general secretary in 2013 and his initial World Cup plan was put into motion, many successful Chinese corporations began investing and buying out soccer teams. How much was the total Chinese soccer investment between 2014 and 2016?
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As part of China’s “World Cup Dream”, how many football training centers and pitches does President Xi Jinping want to set up in China by 2020?
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At this year’s 2018 FIFA World Cup only an estimated 31,000 World Cup tickets were bought by English fans, a rare occurrence for the epic sporting event. Even though China is not in this year’s World Cup, Chinese football fans surprisingly surpassed ticket sales of English supporters – what is the approximate number of Chinese people attending the 2018 FIFA World Cup?
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Even though China did not qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, they didn’t lose out completely. China is set to see the biggest boost in World Cup advertisement revenue – how much did they approximately spend on advertising for FIFA in 2017?
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As we know China’s advertisement revenue is set to make a huge profit. Many soccer idols have been connected to a Chinese brand in some shape or form. Messi can be seen drinking yogurt from Mengniu, Neymar is seen sporting the latest handset from Oppo, but what Chinese car manufacturer can Ronaldo be seen driving?
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Customs officers in Guangdong Province were forced to confiscate more than 130,000 products related to the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Why did they confiscate them?
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